National Library resources: Gallipoli Campaign Image: Anzac Cove, Gallipoli by State Library of South Australia on Flickr This year, 2015, is the 100 year anniversary since the landing of ANZAC troops on the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey. Discover the history and what happened with the landing of the New Zealand and Australian troops. Digital NZThis site provides access to thousands of pictures, video, sounds and objects from New Zealand museums, libraries, galleries, archives and private institutions. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, sec All About Turkey Covers the history of Gallipoli and the campaign, World War I from the Turkish perspective, including naval battles, and land battles. Suggested level: intermediate, secondarywww.allaboutturkey.com/gelibolu.htm BBC History World War 1 The battle for Gallipoli February 1915 - January 1916. Suggested level: intermediate, secondarywww.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_gallipoli.shtml Eyewitness to History: Battle at Gallipoli 1915 Books Video
Stretcher Bearers Advancing troops were not allowed to stop and care for wounded soldiers. All men carried an emergency field-dressing and if possible attempted to treat their own wounds. The wounded soldier then had to wait until the stretcher-bearers arrived. There were only four stretcher-bearers per company and so it was often sometime before they received medical help. In good conditions two men could carry a wounded man on a stretcher. The stretcher bearers not only had the problem of dragging their feet out of the mud after every step, they also had to make sure not to rock the stretcher as this would increase the pain of the wounded man. Captain Charles Hudson of the 11th Sherwood Foresters, later argued: "Stretcher-bearers were wonderful people. Once he had been picked up by the stretcher-bearers, the wounded man would be taken to the regimental aid post that was usually based in the reserve trenches.
Te Ara - New Zealand Origins The First World War was caused by the destabilisation of the balance of power in Europe due to the rise of Germany. The war began in 1914 when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia because of the assassination of an archduke. Countries had made alliances with each other, and soon most of Europe was at war. New Zealand was part of the British Empire, and when Britain declared war on Germany, in August 1914, that meant New Zealand was at war too. The two sides were called the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary) and the Allies, which included the British Empire, Russia and France. New Zealand enters the war New Zealand decided to send soldiers to fight in the war for a number of reasons, including New Zealand’s strong ties to Britain and its concern with keeping trade routes open so it could continue to export to Britain. Within a month New Zealand troops had occupied Western Samoa, which was a German territory. Gallipoli Turkey had entered the war on the Central Powers side.
Te Ara Website - Gallipoli The NZ and A Division sailed to the Aegean in April, leaving behind (to their dismay) the Mounted Rifles Brigade, the Otago Mounted Rifles, and the 1st Australian Light Horse. It was part (with the 1st Australian Division) of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (abbreviated ANZAC), itself part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force under General Sir Ian Hamilton. The MEF was to seize key points on the Gallipoli Peninsula and help the Navy through the Dardanelles – a huge amphibious operation mounted with extreme haste against the forewarned Turks. The Australian division began landing at first light on Sunday, 25 April, 13 miles north of Cape Helles, on a rocky shore fit for mountain goats rather than laden soldiers clambering upwards under fire. Companies and battalions soon became hopelessly intermingled and, when the New Zealand Infantry Brigade began to reinforce the left at noon the situation was highly confused. The Senussi
DigitalNZ: search libraries, museums, archives, etc Great War nurses I have never regretted that I took the notion into my head to take on nursing, for it has opened up opportunities that I would never have had. Sister Jessie Tomlins More than 3,000 Australian civilian nurses volunteered for active service during the First World War. While enabling direct participation in the war effort, nursing also provided opportunities for independence and travel, sometimes with the hope of being closer to loved ones serving overseas. The Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) had been formed in July 1903 as part of the Australian Army Medical Corps. A group of officers, nurses and men of the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station.E05197 The women worked in hospitals, on hospital ships and trains, or in casualty clearing stations closer to the front line. By war's end, having faced the dangers and demands of wartime nursing and taken on new responsibilities and practices, nurses had proved to be essential to military medical service. Hospitals in Egypt
NZ on Screen - Gallipoli search results The World War I Collection Curated by NZ On Screen Team 2014 marks the centennial of the start of World War I. Browse collection › Children of Gallipoli Television, 2001 (Full Length) Children of Gallipoli gave NZ viewers, for the first time, a Turkish view of the Gallipoli story. Watch now › Gallipoli: The Frontline Experience Television, 2005 (Trailer) Made by Turkish director Tolga Örnek, this acclaimed film’s subject is the 1915 Gallipoli campaign in World War I. Watch now › Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story Television, 1984 (Full Length) This documentary tells the stories of the New Zealand soldiers who were part of the identity-defining Gallipoli campaign in World War I. Watch now › Anzac Day Collection This collection brings together 50+ titles covering Kiwis at war. Browse collection › Legendary NZ TV Moments Chunuk Bair Film, 1991 (Excerpts) This feature dramatises an ill-fated offensive that New Zealand soldiers undertook during World War I’s Gallipoli campaign.
Image result for nurses during ww Archives New Zealand - Discover World War One NZDF Personnel Files Archives New Zealand holds the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Personnel Files for all known New Zealanders who served in the First World War. Because the original files are restricted for preservation reasons, we have digitised the collection (over 140,000 individual records). These digital versions are open to view and download. The records contain information of interest to personal and professional researchers alike, such as a person’s movements, promotions or punishments, what medals they received, their health, and other biographical information. Useful Links If you are interested in finding out more about the First World War try one of these resources as a starting point for your research.
Image result for nurses during ww Sites & sources | WW100 New Zealand A selection of sites and sources for learning about the history of the First World War from a New Zealand perspective, and the role your family members might have played in it. Soldiers inside the YMCA library in Beauvois, France. Ref: 1/2-013635-G. Courtesy of Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. Starting Places Use these websites to start your learning journey. New Zealand and the First World War history Get an overview of the history of New Zealand and the First World War. Researching First World War soldiers Read a guide to researching New Zealand soldiers and related service personnel. Cenotaph database & personnel files Discover whether someone in your family served. Use personnel files to get more detail about First World War soldiers, from Archives New Zealand. A guide to understanding personnel files is available. Digital New Zealand search Filter by ‘usage rights’ to see how you can use the material you find. Further sites and sources Guides to specific collections
Image result for ww1 nurse informatio Returned and Services' Association (RSA) Anzac Day 1916-22: The making of a holy day 25 April 1922 was a day of mourning throughout New Zealand. In cities and towns a sombre and almost surreal stillness reigned unlike any other day of the year. 25 April 1916: The first Anzac Day For the very first Anzac Day in 1916 the NZRSA had not yet been formed and only a few local returned soldiers’ organisations existed. Anzac Day, 1916 The government suggested church services together with recruiting meetings as an appropriate means of commemoration. 1916-20: The RSA’s emergence as guardian Three days after the first Anzac Day observance, the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association was founded in Wellington. In 1917, however, 25 April had already been set aside for municipal elections in many parts of the country. It is from 1917, in fact, that the RSA began actively to secure control of the public observance. Anzac Day 1920, despite this unsatisfactory situation, was widely considered the most solemn and impressive yet held.