A talk by Steve Smith
Tuesday 26th November, 1930 hours UK time
On 12th August 1915 the 1/5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment advanced on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on the Suvla Plain at Gallipoli and were reported to have disappeared from 'sight and sound'.
Steve Smith has separated the truth from myth surrounding the stories that they all came from the Sandringham Estate and were all killed in cold blood, a controversy that still rages today. Steve also considers the Turkish perspective, looking at the men who faced them at the landings at Suvla. Steve has walked the ground over which they fought.
Steve’s interest in military history stems from his family’s experiences in WW1 & WW2. He has traced all of their histories. It is both a passion and a calling to him. He served in the RAF from 1985 to 2003 as an RAF Police NCO and then served as a police officer in Norfolk Constabulary until he retired in March 2021. He is an accredited battlefield guide and author of three books that relate to subjects in both World Wars. His main interest in life is now guiding groups and walking the battlefields of both wars to develop his knowledge of that subject.
To register and receive the Zoom link email Ian Binnie on education@gallipoli-association.org