THE GALLIPOLI PENINSULA

Map of the southern section of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, showing main features, landing beaches and approximate front lines as of August 1915.

The objectives for the first day were the line Gaba Tepe - Hill 971 - Mal Tepe in the Anzac Sector and a line through Achi Baba to the coast east and west in the Helles sector.
The Anzacs were intended to have been landed south of Hell Spit.

The Helles sector (the 'toe' of the Peninsula) was held by the British on the left, with the right-hand side (looking from this viewpoint) held by the French Corps Expeditionnaire d'Orient.




Yellow indicates landing places. The large arrows indicating the beach represent the direction of attack.


Showing the Anzac and Helles sectors, where landings took place on 25th April, 1915, and the Suvla sector (north of Anzac) where landings occurred in August 1915.
The distance from the Helles sector to the Anzac sector was aprroximately 20 kilometres (13 miles).


Who Landed Where on 25th April 1915?

ANZAC SECTOR


Anzac Cove, North Beach (north of Ari Burnu) and Brighton Beach ('Z' Beach; south of Hell Spit):

A & NZAC

Showing approximate
times at which the unit
commenced landing,
when known.
3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force

9th (Queensland) Battalion (4:30am)
10th (South Australia) Battalion (4:30am)
11th (Western Australia) Battalion 4:30am)
12th (South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania) Battalion (4:30am)
3rd Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps (Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania) (4:30am)
1st Field Company, Engineers (NSW) (4:30am) [First Brigade, but landed with 3rd Brigade]

3rd Field Company, Engineers (Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania)

2nd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force

5th (Victoria) Battalion (7:00am)
6th (Victoria) Battalion (6:00am)
7th (Victoria) Battalion (5:30am)
8th (Victoria) Battalion (7:30am)
2nd Field Company, Engineers (Victoria)

1st Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force

1st (NSW) Battalion (7:30am)
2nd (NSW) Battalion (7:30am)
3rd (NSW) Battalion (8:00am)
4th (NSW) Battalion (8:00am)
1st Casualty Clearing Station, Australian Army Medcal Corps (Tasmania)
1st Field Company, Engineers (NSW)

7th Brigade, Indian Mountain Artillery

26th (Jacob's) Battery (6 mountain guns) 10:30am
21st (Kohat) Battery (6 mountain guns) (6:00pm)

New Zealand Infantry Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Auckland Battalion (9:00am)
Canterbury Battalion (10:30am)
Wellington Battalion (1:00pm)
Otago Battalion (2:00pm)

4th Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force

13th (NSW) Battalion (night, possibly early morning 26 April)
14th (Victoria) Battalion (evening)
15th (Queensland, Tasmania) Battalion (4:00pm)
16th (Western Australia, South Australia) Battalion (4:00pm)

4th Battery, Australian Field Artillery (one gun only) (6:00pm)


Close this window to return to ANZAC Officers Died at Gallipoli Home Page

HELLES SECTOR

British forces


'S' Beach:

2nd South Wales Borderers (less one company)
Detatchment of 1st/2nd London Field Company, Royal Engineers


'V' Beach:

1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers
1st Royal Munster Fusiliers
2nd Hampshire Regiment
2 platoons of the Anson Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
3 platoons, Royal Naval Division
Naval and Military Beach personnel
G.H.Q. Signals section
1st/1st West Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers
89th Field Ambulance
Naval and Military Beach personnel



'The Camber' (a small landing place below the old fort of Sedd el Bahr, next to, but round the point from, 'V' Beach)

Half a company of Royal Dublin Fusiliers


'W' Beach ('Lancashire Landing'):

1st Lancashire Fusiliers
1 platoon of the Anson Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Headquarters and 3 platoons of the Anson Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Naval and Military Beach personnel
Headquarters 86th Brigade and Signals section
1st/2nd London Field Company, Royal Engineers (less one detatchment sent to 'S' Beach)


'X' Beach:

2nd Royal Fusiliers
1 platoon of the Anson Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Naval and Military Beach personnel


'Y' Beach:

1st King's Own Scottish Borderers
1 company of the 2nd South Wales Borderers
Plymouth Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry


French forces were engaged in actions at Kum Kale, on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles, on 25th April, and arrived to take over the right of the Helles sector on 27th April.

Close this window or return to Anzac Officers died at Gallipoli Main Page