Where is the Chunuk Bair memorial?
Where is the Chunuk Bair memorial?
Gallipoli
New Zealand Memorial at Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli.
What was the significance of Chunuk Bair?
The British August Offensive at Anzac Cove and Suvla was an attempt to try to break the stalemate that the Gallipoli Campaign had become. The capture of Chunuk Bair was the only success for the Allies of the campaign but it was fleeting as the position proved untenable….
| Battle of Chunuk Bair | |
|---|---|
| 12,000–13,000 | 9,200 |
How many New Zealanders died at Chunuk Bair?
880 New Zealanders
Over the two days on Chunuk Bair, New Zealand suffered nearly 2,500 casualties, including over 800 dead. Over the five days of the August Offensive, 6-10 August, over 880 New Zealanders were killed and close to 2,500 wounded.
When did NZ troops capture Chunuk Bair?
8 August 1915
8 August 1915 The high point of the New Zealand effort at Gallipoli, the capture of Chunuk Bair underlined the leadership qualities of Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone. Two columns of the New Zealand Infantry Brigade carried out the attack, which began on 6 August.
What happened during the Battle of Chunuk Bair?
A naval barrage early on August 8 virtually cleared Chunuk Bair of the Ottomans and the Wellingtonians took the ridge virtually unopposed. However, it was difficult to defend and the Ottomans were on the counter attack by 5am. A day of fierce fighting followed with a total of 424 New Zealand lives lost.
What did Lieutenant Colonel William Malone refuse?
During the Sari Bair offensive in August, Malone led his battalion in the seizure of the Apex on Rhododendron Ridge, but is said to have refused to follow up a disastrous attack by the Auckland Battalion on Chunuk Bair, insisting that he would not send his men ‘over to commit suicide’.
What happened in the August offensive?
The Battle of Sari Bair (Turkish: Sarı Bayır Harekâtı), also known as the August Offensive (Ağustos Taarruzları), represented the final attempt made by the British in August 1915 to seize control of the Gallipoli peninsula from the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
How old was William Malone when he went to war?
55 years old
In August 1914, when the First World War broke out, William Malone was a successful lawyer and farmer in the Taranaki town of Stratford. He was 55 years old and had seven children ranging in age from 25 to four years old. Two of Malone’s sons, Edmond and Terry, fought at Gallipoli with the Wellington Mounted Rifles.
Why was the August offensive important?
The offensive was designed to allow the allied forces to ‘break out’ of the Anzac beachhead below the Sari Bair Range; its end result was an enlarged prison for which they paid a high price in men and materials.
What did William Malone do in the war?
It is for his military achievements that William Malone is best known. During the South African War he helped raise the Stratford Rifle Volunteers and served as captain. By 1910 he was a lieutenant-colonel and commanding officer of 4th Battalion, Wellington (Taranaki) Rifle Volunteers.
Who planned the August offensive?
Under the overall command of Major-General Alexander Godley, the attacking force included the New Zealand and Australian Division, the British 13th Division plus a couple of extra infantry brigades. The plan was for two assaulting columns to march out of Anzac on the night of 6 August.
What was the purpose of the August offensive?
The main objectives of the August Offensive were to capture two peaks on the Sari Bair Range – Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. If successful, this would have: protected the troops at Anzac from enemy observation and fire. given them a clear view over the eastern approaches to the peninsula.
