ANZAC Gallipoli CampaignPrint Page

The grove of pine trees commemorate 100 years since the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Gallipoli  Campaign during World War One.   

The trees have plaques which list Western Australian soldiers who were awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) during World War One.  Those listed on the plaques are : -

Lieutenant Frederick Tubb V.C.
Corporal Alexander Burton V.C.
Corporal William Dunstan V.C.
Lance-Corporal Leonard Keysor V.C.
Private John Hamilton V.C.
Lieutenant William Symons V.C.
Captain Alfred Shout V.C.

Early on the morning of 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Ottoman Turkey. This marked the start of the Gallipoli Campaign, a land-based element of a broad strategy to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Over 8 months, the ANZACs advanced little further than the positions they had taken on that first day of the landings. By November 1915, it was clear that the stalemate was not likely to be broken. Lord Kitchener, the British chief of staff, recommended an evacuation.

In late December, the ANZACs were evacuated from the peninsula with very few casualties. By 20 January 1916, all Allied troops had been withdrawn.

The Gallipoli Campaign was a military defeat, but the battles fought on Gallipoli established the military reputation of the original Anzacs.

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