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Gallipoli 8: Aftermath (00:09) - There is little time for rest in war. Early in 1916 the battalion was sent to France, now to become part of the 16th (Irish) Division there. Soon Irish politics were to affect them. To understand why we need to...
Posted at March 29, 2005 12:09 AM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (204) | Comments (0)

Gallipoli 7: Last Throw; Last Days (21:15) - Even in London, it was clear that nothing would be achievable without greater investment. Reinforcements of fresh, unbattled troops were found and despatched and a new plan hatched. The new strategy involved a landing at Suvla Bay, to cut off...
Posted at March 21, 2005 09:15 PM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (437) | Comments (0)

Gallipoli 6: News management (23:05) - News management was more effective than military management. Kitchener allowed only one correspondent with the troops and his reports were heavily censored. Nevertheless, some glimmering of the true state of things must have dawned on some. In Coventry, starting with...
Posted at March 14, 2005 11:05 PM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (108) | Comments (1)

Gallipoli 5: Frustration and Deadlock (21:36) - Darkness brought some relief: the gunfire faded; the wounded could be moved, defensive trenches dug, gaps cut through the wire. Guy Nightingale, young and inexperienced, was now effectively in command on the beach. They buried Major Jarrett and spent a...
Posted at March 7, 2005 09:36 PM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (106) | Comments (0)

Gallipoli 4: Landing (21:00) - The Munsters arrived at the harbour of Mudros, on the island of Lemnos, on the 10th of April. They looked with awe at the great armada of ships assembled there: French and Russian as well as British. Among the black...
Posted at March 2, 2005 09:00 PM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (107) | Comments (0)

Gallipoli 3: To War (20:51) - The departure of the Munsters from Coventry was a tumultuous and emotional affair. It was meant to be a dignified march to the station but the good citizens of Coventry would have none of it. These sons of Ireland had...
Posted at February 21, 2005 08:51 PM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (291) | Comments (0)

Gallipoli 2: Royal Munster Fusiliers in Coventry (01:40) - From the East, the 1st Battalion Munster Fusiliers left Rangoon in December 1914. From the West, two young men in their twenties — my father Robert Jordan and his brother Peter — left New York to join up with them....
Posted at February 15, 2005 01:40 AM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (444) | Comments (0)

Gallipoli 1: Prelude (21:30) - The reasons for the Gallipoli Campaign were rooted in the events of 1914 and, like many, if not most, my family were involved. It may seem self-indulgent to concentrate attention on one battalion and one family, but a true picture...
Posted at February 6, 2005 09:30 PM by tony in Gallipoli , Tony | Trackbacks (148) | Comments (0)
An outrage against simple men (21:20) - This evening I will begin publishing a series of articles written by my Dad, Tony Jordan, a history of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915. It's a very personal account: Dad's father miraculously survived one of the bloodiest landings of this...
Posted at February 6, 2005 09:20 PM by rob in Gallipoli , Rob | Trackbacks (247) | Comments (1)