Topic: BatzG - Anzac
The Battle of Anzac Cove
Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
Personnel landed at Anzac, April 1915
List of Units and Details landed at Anzac, 25 April to 1 May 1915
1st Anzac Corps Troops
Unit Officers Other Ranks Corps Headquarters and Signal Company 25 100 Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps 1 150 Zion Mule Corps 6 240 Indian Mule Cart Transport 2 227 Beach Parties 8 272 Fatigue Parties 8 400 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station 5 58 1st Australian Depot Unit of Supply 1 13 Total 1st Australian Corps Troops 56 1,460
1st Australian Division
Unit Officers Other Ranks Divisional Headquarters 35 177 Artillery 2nd Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters 5 20 4th Battery 4 50 5th Battery 3 57 2nd Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column 2 93 3rd Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters 11 105 7th Battery (inclued in3rd FAB HQ) 8th Battery (inclued in3rd FAB HQ) 9th Battery (inclued in3rd FAB HQ) 3rd Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column 2 45 Infantry 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters 4 7 1st Infantry Battalion 30 943 2nd Infantry Battalion 31 937 3rd Infantry Battalion 30 939 4th Infantry Battalion 32 935 3rd Field Company Engineers 6 142 1st Field Ambulance 3 111 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters 4 7 5th Infantry Battalion 31 942 6th Infantry Battalion 31 942 7th Infantry Battalion 30 940 8th Infantry Battalion 31 938 2nd Field Company Engineers 6 150 2nd Field Ambulance 3 112 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters 4 10 9th Infantry Battalion 32 937 10th Infantry Battalion 29 915 11th Infantry Battalion 30 940 12th Infantry Battalion 31 942 1st Field Company Engineers 7 158 3rd Field Ambulance 3 114 Divisional Train less Transport Section 15 140 Total 1st Australian Division 485 12,748
New Zealand and Australian Division
Unit Officers Other Ranks Divisional Headquarters 20 135 Artillery New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters 4 25 No. 1 Battery 5 65 No. 2 Battery 5 65 Howitzer and New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column 5 93 New Zealand Infantry Brigade Headquarters 3 2 Auckland Battalion 25 912 Canterbury Battalion 25 912 Otago Battalion 25 912 Wellington Battalion 25 912 New Zealand Field Company Engineers 5 139 New Zealand Field Ambulance 5 120 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters 5 3 13th Infantry Battalion 25 934 14th Infantry Battalion 25 915 15th Infantry Battalion 25 934 16th Infantry Battalion 25 934 4th Australian Field Ambulance 7 184 New Zealand and Australian Divisional Train 14 69 Total New Zealand and Australian Division 278 8,265
British and Indian Formations
Unit Officers Other Ranks Royal Naval Division Marine Brigade Headquarters 7 28 Chatham Battalion 13 550 Portsmouth Battalion 13 550 1st Naval Brigade Headquarters 7 28 Nelson Battalion 21 713 Deal Battalion 23 843 No. 1 Field Ambulance 3 110 No. 1 Field Company Engineers 6 150 No. 2 Field Company Engineers 6 150 7th Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade Headquarters 2 7 27th (Kohat) Battery 5 322 26th (Jacob's) Battery 5 323 Section Indian Field Ambulance 1 62 Section Ammunition Column 49 Supply Details 5 Total British and Indian Formations 105 3,785
The information for this item was extracted from Bean, C.E.W., The Story of Anzac from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign, May 4, 1915, Sydney: Angus & Robinson, 1941.
Further Reading:
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, AIF, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, Personnel landed at Anzac, April 1915
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Updated: Saturday, 10 April 2010 1:55 PM EADT
