19/06/2025
The Gallipoli Association have a special online conference on 12th July in commemoration of the 110th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign.
Please note start the times on the flyer.
Unfortunately Peter Stanley has had to withdraw from the conference but we are delighted to be joined by Lewis Frederickson who will be talking about the 4th Australian Brigade.
This online ‘Zoom’ conference will feature a distinguished line-up of speakers who will offer different perspectives on the Gallipoli campaign, covering a range of subjects:
you can book a place using the following link
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EKCI
1. ‘Have we got it right? The Right Assaulting Column of the New Zealand and Australian (NZ&A) Division in the August Offensive of1915’ - Christopher Pugsley
The Right Assaulting Column commanded by Brigadier-General F.E. Johnston was tasked with seizing Chunuk Bair on the night 6/7 August and then advancing south down the Sari Bair Ridge towards the ANZAC perimeter on 7 August in conjunction with attacks out of the perimeter itself. This did not happen, Johnston has been criticized for his actions on 7 August and for decisions made over subsequent days. The seizure of Chunuk Bair on 8 August by Lieutenant-Colonel W.E. Malone's Wellington Infantry Battalion supported by two British battalions has also been criticized for the defensive position he adopted. A great deal of material in the form of diaries, memoirs and letters have come to light over the course of the centenary. This paper re-evaluates the events of the 6-10 August in relationship to the ground and assesses what we now know.
2. ‘In the footsteps of Monash and the 4th Australian Brigade from Quinns Post to Sari Bahr’ - Lewis Frederickson
3. ‘INSIDE GHQ: The Diary of a Staff Officer’ - Rhys Crawley, Stephen Chambers & Ashleigh Brown
Captain Orlo Williams, the main cipher officer on General Sir Ian Hamilton’s staff, had privileged, real-time access to Secret information, most of which he recorded in his diary. This talk will give an insight into the workings of GHQ, and what the key players, politicians and generals alike, knew, thought, or decided at the time.
The conference is open to members of the Gallipoli Association and also non-members. This is the first time we have arranged an online conference at a time which is engineered for our friends in the Southern Hempishere to join in, we hope you can join us.