The Brutality of the Battle of Lone Pine: Ashley Ekins

August the 6th marked the centenary of one of the most brutal - and shortest - battles on the Gallipoli Peninsular. In four horrific days, there were 2,300 Australian and over 6,000 Turkish casualties. Niree Creed, Director of Communications at the AIIA, interviews Head of the Military History Section, Ashley Ekins at the Australian War Memorial.
Interviewer: Niree Creed
Producers: Alexander Willox and Gayan Vithanage
Editor: Gayan Vithanage

[@lachlanhawkes-law3396]

My great grandfather William Charles Bourne fought at lone pine and came out without serious physical injury he later went on to fight on the western Front untill the end of the war he must have been one tough bastard

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

Read: The Battle for Lone Pine
by David W. Cameron,
if you're interested in this battle..it goes through every single detail. Very interesting.

[@alitimario3836]

The battle for line pine

[@johnsimpsonkirkpatrickhist1372]

A very interesting and informative video.

[@Tommytoolsqueezer]

I’d like to see Australia pay more attention to the battle of the Somme.. where we lost the most Australian casualties in WW1 I don’t think this battle is talked enough about. It seems to be all about Gallipoli

[@lachlanhawkes-law3396]

I'd agree same with other battles on the western Front like Airmens or the battle of Beersheba in Palestine I feel that we definitely focus on Gallipoli a little too much we should also pay more attention to the Australian contributions of WW2 most importantly the new guinea campaign also battles like Tobruk, Greece, Malta etc.