Topic: BatzG - Hill 60
The Battle for Hill 60
Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915
17th Infantry Battalion, War Diary, 27 - 28 August 1915
17th Infantry Battalion, War Diary, 24 August to 2 September 1915
[AWM4, 23/34/1 - May - August 1915]
The fight at Hill 60 also involved the infantry. The extract from the 17th Infantry Battalion, AIF, for August 1915 indicates the ferocity of the action. This battalion was newly arrived at Gallipoli and with only 10 days to settle in, was thrown into action. The War Diary tells the story.
27 - 28 August 1915.
"A" Company took part in attack on Hill 60. Casualties: Lieutenant F Gombert, killed.
Lieutenant NE Vye, severely wounded.
Lieutenant RC Anderson, severely wounded.
Other ranks killed: 3; wounded: 23; missing: 37.
28 August 1915.
Major RJA Francis, severely wounded.
Further Reading:
Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915
The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, Roll of Honour
Citation: The Battle for Hill 60, Gallipoli, 22 - 23, and 27 August 1915, 17th Infantry Battalion, War Diary, 27 - 28 August 1915
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Updated: Thursday, 29 July 2010 10:57 PM EADT
