The War on the Wire: Signalling during the Gallipoli Campaign | Clive Harris

Over the years, we have filmed quite a lot of speakers at the branch. These have been available to view on the WFA's YouTube channel, and can also be found as 'articles' on the WFA website. However these videos have not been separately grouped for those visiting the Yorkshire branch 'landing page' on the website.

By starting a process of loading these onto the branch page, this makes a number of talks that stretch back to about 2019 'visible'.

In this presentation, Clive Harris talks about 'The War on the Wire: Signalling during the Gallipoli Campaign' - which was given to the branch in February 2023.

From ship to shore to the skies, from wire to wireless, the communications element of the Gallipoli campaign was an essential component to success or failure. Command and control is often focussed upon through the study of the operational outcome of the campaign, yet equally important is the history of signalling at Gallipoli when viewed at the tactical level.

Numerous published sources are available to us to consider just what challenges faced signallers during the campaign. This presentation considers what went right, what went wrong how the men on the ground adapted to the climate and conditions of Gallipoli to ensure their messages got through.