Do You Know About The Irish Role In The Battle Of Gallipoli?

2015-10-17T18:24:45-04:00

http://gallipoli.rte.ie/

The Battle of Gallipoli was a campaign of World War I that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916

Response by 1LT William Clardy made Oct 17 at 2015 6:44 PM

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I really hadn't been aware of the Irish units, but I'm not surprised, given the other colonial units which were sent there. Now it looks like I've got some interesting fresh reading on imperial misadventures by the Brits in that neck of the woods.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 17 at 2015 6:53 PM

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This is included in the Irish Studies at BC.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Oct 17 at 2015 7:29 PM

2015-10-17T19:29:01-04:00

Sgt Tom Cunnally The Gallipoli campaign was the same year as the Rising 1916 Bhoyo. The Brits always used colonials and the Celtic troops as cannon fodder. Tioch faidh ar la

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 17 at 2015 9:53 PM

2015-10-17T21:53:41-04:00

I am surprised to learn that the Irish fought at Gallipoli. Indeed, I am doubtful. If the Irish had been there I would expect the battle to have turned out much differently. Unless, of course, they were fighting for the Turks which would explain a lot. Remember why God invented whiskey? So the Irish wouldn't rule the world.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 18 at 2015 5:14 AM

2015-10-18T05:14:08-04:00

We will be remembering the BC grads who died in WWI & served in the "Fighting 69th" Regiment..or as we Boston Irish called it "The Fighting Irish" Regiment..with Wild Bill, Fr Duffy & the "Iron Major" who was a football coach at BC after he hung up his uniform...