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Allied withdrawal from Gallipoli, 1916

On the night of 8/9 January 1916 the Allied withdrawal from Gallipoli was completed. On 22 November 1915 the Allies

On 13th March 1918 L.42, L.52 and L.56 Zeppelins set out to raid industrial areas in the North East of

Private Albert Gitchell became the first documented case of what became known as ‘Spanish Flu’. The US Army cook reported

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle The Battle of Neuve Chapelle was the first offensive campaign fought by the British Expeditionary

Bombardment of Smyrna, 5th March 1915 Smyrna was the site of an Ottoman fort. It, like many forts, was subjected

On 28th February 1915, 100 men from Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry raided German trenches in the dead of night.