Anzac and Gallipoli are words indelibly burnt into history by 51,472
of the finest soldiers Australia and New Zealand ever produced.
10,721 made the supreme sacrifice.
Given an almost impossible task and beset by poor planning and bad
luck they nevertheless set new standards of courage, tenacity and
determination. Side by side in the face of terrible adversity they
bought a new sense of nationhood to both Australia and New Zealand,
they fought against overwhelming odds and paid for it with blood,
and sacrifice.
They created the ANZAC Spirit. We salute them. They are heroes,
every one.
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Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Lapel Pin
Polished antique nickel plated lapel pin featuring an Australian
or New Zealand infantry soldier representing the service of our
people on the beaches of Gallipoli. Each lapel contains sand collected
from the beaches of Gallipoli Peninsula. The sand is protected by
a glassed epoxy bubble. Packaged in an acrylic display case. Size:
23mm x 23mm. $9.95. SOLD OUT.
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Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Key Ring
Double-sided antique nickel plated stylish and functional keyring.
Featuring an Australian infantry soldier on one side and a New Zealand
infantry soldier on the other. These soldiers represent the service
of our people on the beaches of Gallipoli. Each side of the keyring
contains sand collected from the beaches of Gallipoli peninsula.
The sand is protected by a glassed epoxy bubble. Packaged in an
acrylic display case. Size: 42mm x 38mm. $15.95. SOLD OUT.
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Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Teaspoon Polished antique nickel plated teaspoon featuring
an Australian or New Zealand infantry soldier representing the service
of our people on the beaches of Gallipoli. Each teaspoon contains
sand collected from the beaches of Gallipoli Peninsula. The sand
is protected by a glassed epoxy bubble. Packaged in an acrylic display
case. Size: 25mm x 117mm. $15.95.
SOLD OUT.
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Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Plaque
Quality plaque again carrying through the 2006 Sands of Gallipoli
Our People - Their Service design which incorporates antique nickel
plating and authentic sand from Gallipoli protected by a glass epoxy
bubble. Packaged in an acrylic display case. Size: 104mm plate on
solid timber 136mm. $64.95. SOLD OUT.
Limited Edition Medallions
Six beautifully designed medallions sold individually or in a
set.
Individual proof quality medallions are housed in a rotating wooden
stand and feature a header medallion, a vial of Gallipoli sand
and a numbered certificate of authenticity. Size 210 x 103mm.
Priced at $49.95 including GST.
The set of six contains one of each design and features a header
medallion, a vial of Gallipoli sand and a numbered certificate
of authenticity. Once again housed in a stylish rotating wooden
stand designed to displays the double-sided medallions to best
advantage. Size 280 x 230mm. Priced at $195.00 including GST
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Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Set of Six Limited Edition Medallions
The Our People - Their Service Limited Edition Medallion
set contains all six medallions from the collection. Housed in a
beautiful rotating timber stand the medallions are featured to best
advantage. Size - 280 x 230mm
Viewing from front, top to bottom, left to right.
Infantry, Medical, Mounted, Artillery, They Also Served and Navy
Viewing from back, top to bottom, left to right
Mounted, Medical, Infantry, Navy, They Also Served and Artillery
The medallions have been positioned in no particular order, only
to achieve aesthetic balance.
Limited to 10,000 sets, each comes with a numbered
certificate of authenticity.
Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Limited Edition Medallion - Artillery
At Anzac the Allied artillery was hampered by a shortage of ammunition,
the narrowness of the Anzac position and the steep and rugged terrain,
which provided few positions to site their guns. However, the gunners
displayed the same fortitude, courage and resourcefulness as other
troops, even hauling their guns into the front lines to provide
fire support. They too fought, endured, sickened and weakened under
the harsh Gallipoli conditions and left many of their number in
cemeteries across the peninsula.
Limited to 10,000 of each medallion in the series,
each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Limited Edition Medallion - Infantry
Australian and New Zealand infantry fought side by side at the Landing
and their combined defence of the ANZAC perimeter created firm bonds
of mutual respect. Australian infantry are best known for their
actions at the Landing, Krithia and at Lone Pine, in the latter
suffering 2277 casualties and being awarded seven Victoria Crosses.
The New Zealand infantry also fought at the Landing and Krithia,
but their best known achievement was the capture and defence of
Chunuk Bair on 8 August, from where they looked down at the Dardanelles
and for a vital day held ‘open the door to victory’. Of
the 700 men of the Wellington Infantry Battalion who took the crest
that morning, only 70 walked off it when relieved by men of the
Otago Battalion and New Zealand Mounted Rifles that night.
Limited to 10,000 of each medallion in the series,
each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Limited Edition Medallion - Medical
A soldier wounded at ANZAC became involved in a process of care
that stretched from the firing line to hospitals in Malta, Egypt,
Lemnos, Britain, Australia and New Zealand and included treatment
by doctors, nurses, stretcher bearers and others. His first treatment
may have been provided by a stretcher bearer or medical officer
of his own battalion or regiment; he may then have been carried
to a casualty clearing station or field hospital by the field ambulance
and evacuated by hospital ship. In hospital he may have been visited
by volunteers of the Voluntary Aid Detachment or Red Cross. Poor
staff work before the landings in April caused great delays in treatment
and much suffering and death. The Australian Army Medical Corps
suffered 94 deaths and hundreds of other casualties at Gallipoli. Limited to 10,000 of each medallion in the series,
each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Limited Edition Medallion - Mounted
In May 1915, members of the Australian Light Horse and New Zealand
Mounted Rifles, after leaving their horses in Egypt, began to arrive
at Gallipoli to replace casualties among the infantry. They were
to fight dismounted throughout the campaign. Like the infantry,
they garrisoned the trenches and fought in many actions, the most
tragic and famous for the Australians being the charge at the Nek
on 7 August, where they suffered nearly 400 casualties. On the night
of 6/7 August, the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, supplemented
with soldiers from the New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, ‘opened
the door’ for the August offensive by capturing Turkish posts
in the foothills north of ANZAC in a series of attacks described
as an unsurpassed, ‘magnificent feat of arms’. By the
end of the month this 2400 strong brigade had been reduced to only
365 men. Limited to 10,000 of each medallion in the series,
each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Limited Edition Medallion - Navy The Royal Australian Navy’s contribution
to the Gallipoli campaign was small but dramatic. As the first ANZAC
troops landed on the hostile enemy coast, the submarine AE2 became
the first allied vessel to penetrate the Turkish Dardanelles defences.
She was scuttled by her captain after encounters with the enemy
in the Sea of Marmora four days later. Her crew was captured and
imprisoned for three and a half years. The RAN Bridging Train served
with the British forces at Suvla Bay, where they constructed piers,
wharves and other structures and developed a reputation for being
able to build anything that was required. Members of the Bridging
Train were among the last evacuated from Suvla, and were probably
the last Australians evacuated from Gallipoli.
No New Zealand ships served at Gallipoli, though HMS Philomel, with
a largely New Zealand crew, escorted the first troop convoy to leave
New Zealand waters and many New Zealanders served in the Royal Australian
Navy and the British Royal Navy. HMS Philomel also bombarded, and
landed shore parties against Turkish positions in the Mediterranean. Limited to 10,000 of each medallion in the series,
each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
Sands
of Gallipoli 2006 Limited Edition Medallion - They Also Served
Fighting was not the primary role of all the troops at Gallipoli.
Signallers served in the trenches or at headquarters near the beach.
Engineers supported the troops in the front lines, cut roads, sank
wells and built piers. Other troops, such as those of the Army Service
Corps, stockpiled and distributed supplies to the fighting troops
and men of the ammunition columns supplied them with ammunition,
while mule teams carted stores up the gullies and ridges. Despite
this support, much of the labouring work still fell to the fighting
troops. Nowhere at ANZAC was safe, and even men working on the beach
were killed and wounded by enemy shell-fire. Limited to 10,000 of each medallion in the series,
each comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
