London to Auckland

What would you do if stuck in north western Turkey waiting for parts?

The answer was obvious to us so we hired a car and visited the Gallipoli Peninsular. This is the site of a major battle in 1915 between Commonwealth forces and the Turks in an attempt to control shipping in the Dardanelles and force Turkey out of the war.

We visited most sites including ANZAC Cove where the Kiwis and Aussies came ashore. In a few short futile months, 37,000 Commonwealth soldiers including 2,700 kiwis, 10,000 Aussies and over 20,000 British were killed. Countless more young Turkish boys lost their lives. Nothing was achieved there except deaths and misery. Mothers should not let their sons go to fight other peoples wars.

J