World War 1, Mannequin Display, Gallipoli Dawn, 25 April 1915, 11 Battalion AIF
Mannequin in diorama illustrating the uniform and equipment worn by members of 11 Battalion AIF during the initial landings at Anzac on the morning of 25 April 1915.
The 11th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, was raised in Western Australia but included many men from the United Kingdom, Victoria and elsewhere. As part of the Third Brigade, they were one of four covering force battalions who fought their way ashore before dawn on 25 April. Only 350 out of a thousand initially answered their names when they re-assembled several days later.
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Contrast the equipment and uniform worn at the Landing with the local adaptions evident 2 months later as illustrated in the adjacent diorama.
This diorama s in the World War 1 Gallery at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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