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No 54 : May 1, 1965

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Some of the pictures here came from the album of the late Colonel C. B. Brereton, others were copied from such publications as John Masefield's "Gallipoli!

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The "River Clyde", the ship on our cover, was used at Sedd-El-Barr as a jumping-off place.

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An Australian brings a wounded comrade into a field hospital.

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A very famous photo - the Australian "Simpson" and his donkey, the man who was seen by thousands of troops at Anzac bringing the wounded down to hospital, (From Col Brereton's album).

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Nelson men at Sniper's Camp near Suvla Bay.

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This picture of Trentham Camp should bring back some memories

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We're not certain of the name of this hill but it has been suggested this was the famous Quinn's Post.

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Anzac Beach from Walker's Ridge

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An outpost under the shadow of Sniper's Ridge

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Nelson men at an outpost at Rhododendron Ridge

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Barbed-wire entanglements nearly to the shore line had to be surmounted

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How many were at this main body reunion held in Blenheim in 1936?

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Nelson-Marlborough men at the Main Body reunion in Auckland

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