Virtual Visit #45 - The Price of Command
Part of a series of Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia entitled “The price of Command".
16 Battalion landed at Gallipoli as part of 4 Brigade under John Monash as the Anzac Division reserve late in the day on 25 April. From then until 10 May 1915, the Battalionwas involved in the fierce and confused fighting to secure and expand the small lodgement secured by the initial landings and to repel Turkish counter attacks. In this intense fighting, half of the officers depicted in the preceding photograph were killed.
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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was closed to volunteers and the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. One outcome was the creation of an expanded on-line presence through a weekly Virtual Visit post. The initial response encouraged the Museum over the following three tears, to continue the series. Virtual Visits normally focused on an object or theme from the collection. The general format was to link the story of the object and its significance. with web links and related materials to facilitate a continuing journey of self-discovery.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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