Rare footage of WWI Gallipoli battle unearthed

Reuters ^ | Apr 18, 2007 | Stephanie Boyle

[george76]

The Australian War Memorial has unearthed what it believes is the only footage of Anzac Cove during the Gallipoli battle of World War One, an iconic event in Australian history which is commemorated each year on Anzac Day.

The one-minute grainy black and white film, which shows the shoreline at Anzac Cove and British soldiers massing at Suvla Bay, was shot in 1915 during the pioneering era of film.

The footage pans across Anzac Cove from a position on the southern headland, showing a clutter of jetties and stores being unloaded.

"Because we have so little authentic footage, everything we can add to this counts as a major discovery, a new possibility for study,"

The Anzac Cove footage is believed to have been shot by British war correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, whose report of the Gallipoli landings was the first to reach Australia.

Ashmead-Bartlett produced a 20-minute film "With the Dardanelles Expedition: Heroes of Gallipoli" -- the only known movie footage shot on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915 and shows the first genuine vision of troops in action in trenches.

[Army Air Corps]

Aussie Ping to you, mate.

[chasio649]

I’d like to see that.....hopefully a vid on the net will appear.

[Southack]

Nice find!

[chasio649]

that was meant for you george76

[Tolsti]

Lost films are amazingly interesting. So many iconic images are simple worn away. A lot of known, but not seen, items from before the mid 30’s are mostly gone, with the occasional found item. Hitchcock’s first movie, lost except for a few promotional frames.

[george76]

Thanks

[george76]

It is always fun for me to see old ( lost ) found films.

[Lancey Howard]

Cool!

[Army Air Corps]

Very possible as the AWM does have a lot of digitised stuff available.

[Clemenza]

Chocolate soldiers, unnecessarily sacrificed.

May the Pommy Officers who failed to synchronize their watches rot in hell for eternity.

[endthematrix]

Video here:

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=28&ContentID=26405

[george76]

Thank you.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks!

[DocRock]

bookmark

[chasio649]

excellent...thanks!

[Dumpster Baby]

Have you read “Redemption” by Leon Uris? The Gallipoli section describes a living hell in that place.

[camle]

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[Enterprise]

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[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Cool! Bump for later after work!