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ONLINE : 'Sucked Oranges – 54th (East Anglian) Division at Suvla Bay' with Stephen Chambers

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The next Gallipoli Association Zoom talk No artillery, no divisional signal company, no field ambulances, no ammunition, no mules and vanishing battalions. The 54th (East Anglian) Division were described as "sucked oranges", lacking the fighting spirit. How true was this statement of the men from East Anglia? Stephen Chambers is a Trustee and his…


'Gaza to Jerusalem; The Palestine Campaigns of 1917' - Stuart Hadaway

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In this talk Stuart tells the story of 1917 in Palestine. It covers the story of the three battles of Gaza, the first two which were disastrous in outcome for the attacking British and Empire forces. A change in force commander and support led to the attacks on Beersheba and the capture of Gaza. The talk then covers subsequent actions to the entry …