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World War 1, South East Europe, Turkiye, Gallipoli, Anzac Cove, Watson's Pier, 1915

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Captain Stanley Watson and several 2nd Australian Field Company sappers constructed the first pier at Anzac Cove: using a defused Turkish shell as a pile-driver, they completed the jetty on 18 June; it was named 'Watson's Pier'.The Australian Bridging Train transport ship provided the timber for the pier and upon the completion of Watson's Pier on June 18th, Lt. Col Foote said "Waterloo day! Let's have a dinner to celebrate".

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The Waterloo Dinner is an annual dinner held by units of the Royal Australian Engineers. It is traditionally held on or about 18 June in commemoration of the first dinner, held by members of the corps at Gallipoli in 1915 to celebrate the completion of Watson's Pier at Anzac Cove. In recognition of the officer who led the construction of the pier, Lieutenant Stanley Watson, a signals officer within the Royal Australian Engineers, an officer of the Royal Australian Signals Corps attends each dinner as a guest. The name Waterloo was used because the first dinner was observed on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

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"Comms Chat" is a changing, low tech, analogue, non AI generated, printed ink exhibit adjacent to and supporting the Communications Gallery at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. It contains personal stories, technology insights and anything remotely connected to the theme of Communication. This sub collection contains elements which have previously appeared within Comms Chat

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