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A record number of Australians are expected to attend this year's memorial service at Gallipoli to mark 100 years since the landing.

Gallipoli landing significance questioned

A leading British military historian questions why Australia places such significance on the landing at Gallipoli, when death toll was worse on other WWI battlefields.

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  1. Conversations: Ashley Ekins of the AWM

    The Australian War Memorial's head of military history Ashley Ekins, finds the truth of Australia's war history more moving than the myths of Anzac.

  2. World War I trumpeter

    A Canberra musician and researcher's eight-year search for the identity of an Australian trumpeter in Gallipoli comes to a triumphant conclusion.

  3. Spotting enemy guns using ancient geometry

    In the Science of War, Dr Karl explores the technology behind sound ranging and the Australian man who developed it.

  4. Toilet-inspired technology to spot enemy guns

    In the second instalment of the Science of War, Dr Karl explains how a man sitting on a toilet seat changed the course of WWI.

  5. Gallipoli choir honoured to sing at Gallipoli

    A group of young Queenslanders are working hard to prepare for their part in a Brisbane-based choir that will sing at Gallipoli on Anzac Day.

  6. Young Anzac's poignant final letter

    The last words a young Anzac writes home to his family detail his fearless belief in the honour of fighting for the British Empire.

  1. Borella Ride departs

    The grandson of war hero Albert Borella leaves Tennant Creek on foot to begin his epic journey to Darwin.

  2. Riders progress through NT

    A historian gives updates from the road as the ride to commemorate Albert Borella VC travels north.

  3. Hot, weary riders reach Darwin

    "A hell of a long way" says Borella's grandson after the 11-day slog through the Northern Territory.

  1. Colour photo of Albert Borella in military uniform

    So, who was Albert Borella VC?

    His horseback enlistment trek from Tennant Creek to Darwin has inspired a recreation extravaganza, but little is actually known about Albert Borella.

  1. Grenade found in Swan River

    A Perth fisherman has hooked an unexploded 1915 German Granatenwerfer grenade in the Swan River. But how did it get there?

  2. 'New national treasure' in 18-pounder

    A horse-drawn 18-pounder gun is being faithfully restored in Sydney by a group of enthusiasts to commemorate the Anzac centenary this year.

  3. Chance encounter breathes life into exhibition

    A simple yet remarkable coincidence breathes life into a Brisbane exhibition of WWI correspondence after a chance encounter in state's archives.

  4. Sculpture donated to National Anzac Centre

    A Perth businesswoman donates a $40,000 sculpture, named Anzac Spirit, to be permanently displayed in Albany.

  1. Gallipoli mapmaker's 'untold story'

    Original documents handwritten by a soldier have been found, stolen, and then returned.

  2. War through the eyes of female artists

    A new book about women artists shows a completely different view of war.

  3. Cruelty towards Germans in camps

    Hundreds of Australian residents were interred, their only 'crime' to be German.

  4. Wallaby's journal tells of Gallipoli landing

    Rugby star Tom "Rusty" Richards took photographs as he landed at Gallipoli.

  5. Hobart Flame of Remembrance

    Capital cities around Australia will have a Flame of Remembrance on Anzac Day this year.

  6. Gallipoli memorial unveiled in Auburn

    The Gallipoli landings centenary is marked with the unique Australian Turkish Friendship Wall.

  7. Aussie mateship: a defining cultural term

    We all know the term, but where did the national character trait come from?

  8. Keepsakes on display

    A collection of diggers' keepsakes is on display at the National Library of Australia in Canberra.

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