World War 1, Eastern Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Suvla Bay, 1915

The British landing at Suvla Bay (6 to 7 August 1915) was part of the August Offensive at the Gallipoli. Having successfully landed, the British forces consolidated their positions rather than immediately advancing to their main objectives. Turkish reinforcements blocked any further progress and stalemate set in. The only Australians involved in the action were 300 men in the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (RANBT). Australians of the RANBT stayed on at Suvla Bay to create a beachhead. They built a boat harbour using hundreds of thousands of sandbags, One final offensive action at Scimitar Hill and Hill 60 on 21 August also ended in failure. Sporadic fighting continued until the final evacuation from Suvla in December 1915. The Allies suffered nearly 20,000 casualties during the landings at Suvla Bay.