The first Allied troops landed in Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula on April 25, 1915 when the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and British forces came ashore. It would be the start of months of trench fighting that soon made it clear an Allied victory there would be much harder than thought.

Members of The Newfoundland Regiment had arrived hoping for action and excitement but they were soon disappointed. They spent the first months digging trenches and keeping long night watches, spending time on the front line learning trench warfare techniques from the ANZAC and British forces that had been fighting there for months.

Taken from the following Government of Canada website, where there is much more to read:
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/first-world-war/fact_sheets/gallipoli

2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, and as such, is a significant event for Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians. We look forward to seeing our club members, invited guests and the general public at our special event at the Western Canadian Aviation Museum in Winnipeg.

If you would like to participate in the planning of this event, please contact us through the website CONTACT page.