First Ww1 War

People who have given their lives for a cause grater than themselves should always be commemorated. More should always be done for these people but I don’t believe the efforts from soldiers on the Western Front in the First World War have been overlooked. There are monuments and ceremonies all over the world recognizing the huge sacrifice that has been made by these remarkable individuals.

The war is now described a devastating period of time where battles were won and lost, where soldiers marched to protect their family and country, where heroes were made and lives were lost.

Gallipoli was not just Australia’s first ww1 battle it was Australia’s first battle as a united nation. It is a battle that has left a permanent imprint in our nation.
The battle consisted of a two-week struggle for the French village of Pozières and strategic ridge that of which the town overlooked. Over a thirteen-day period the 1st Australian Division captured the French town and the ridge. The defending Germans responded with constant devastating artillery into the town and the narrow approaches. By the 27th of July the 2nd Australian Division joined the 1st and assumed control. The 2nd division had orders to push on and take control of the crucial ridge located 500m east of the village. Just after midnight on the 29th of July the 2nd Australian Division commenced its attack on the ridge, but the German troops were ready, they were ambushed. This event took the lives of over 3,500 Australian casualties. The commander of the 2nd division asked that his men attach again rather that withdrawing the troops the mission a failure. The remainder of the exhausted 2nd division took up arms again and attempted to assume control of the ridge. Subsequent of an intense artillery bombardment the Australian troops emerged victorious. The 2nd Division relieved of duty following a horrific battle the, 4th Australian division assumed control of the ridge and pushed north and after ten day of constant war they reached Mouquet Farm. In less than seven weeks three Australian divisions lost more than 6,800 men and around a further 16,500
Not only was Gallipoli Australia’s first ww1 battle it was Australia’s first battle as a nation. This battle shaped our proud nation into what it is today. Australia did not hesitate when following the British into war, Prime Minister Andrew Fisher offering the young nations full support. All events, decisions and battles in history are important. The difference between each is prominence. Prominence is not made by what we believe is most important but it is history, a sense of the thinking at the time, something for us to remember something. Prominence is created over a period of time, it is something to be proud of or something to regret, it is something that may influence they we think and act, prominence is the reason why Gallipoli is still a household name. Gallipoli is not more important than any other battle that was fought around its time such as Pozières or Fromelles, it has just become more prominent. It is more prominent because it is the first, the first time for Australians to be proud of their country, the first time Australia left as a country,