"The Gallipoli campaign - Soldiers' experience" Topic
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| Tango01 | 16 Jul 2020 9:27 p.m. PST |
"Life for the New Zealand soldier on Gallipoli was tough. Packed inside the tiny Anzac perimeter, they endured extreme weather and primitive living conditions during their eight-odd months on the peninsula. During summer (June-August), temperatures soared, while the winter months (November-January) brought rain, snow and bone-chilling winds. After a few months in crowded conditions on the peninsula, soldiers began to come down with dysentery and typhoid because of inadequate sanitation, unburied bodies and swarms of flies. Poor food, water shortages and exhaustion reduced the men's resistance to disease…"
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| Blutarski | 17 Jul 2020 11:31 a.m. PST |
Another good account of a soldier's experience at Gallipoli (as well as some subsequent service on the western Front) is "The Bruckshaw Diaries". Worth reading. B |
| Tango01 | 17 Jul 2020 12:19 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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