Proud Aussie in Gallipoli


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April 23rd 2006
Published: January 10th 2007
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23rd April. Said bye to Rachel and joined my ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp) Tour. On the way out of Istanbul I saw dolphins again in the Bosphorus while the tour leader gave us some interesting facts like 3%!o(MISSING)f Turkey is European, leaving 97%!A(MISSING)sian, The population is 70million and 14million live in Istanbul (Holland population!), and There are 35,000 historical si... Read Full Entry



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Having an EfesHaving an Efes
Having an Efes

at the pub whilst waiting for the ferry
In the pubIn the pub
In the pub

with some of the tour
ANZAC Camp outANZAC Camp out
ANZAC Camp out

Stacks on to prepare for the dawn service
ANZAC DayANZAC Day
ANZAC Day

Lest we forget
Australian FlagAustralian Flag
Australian Flag

backtofront
Back in IstanbulBack in Istanbul
Back in Istanbul

To the Anzacs...cheers mate



31st January 2007

Nice Article
Sounds like a good, but very moving trip. You have every right to be so proud of those brave men, all of them volunteers. But please don't forget that more British troops actually died there, then any other nationality. History and time seems to have forgotten their sacrifice. They were ordinary soldiers, fighting for the Generals and Politicians too.

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