arantxa Posted 16 May , 2022 Share Posted 16 May , 2022 A neighbour of ours a vet went to Gallipoli and i guess he bought this and gave this to me i broke the case many years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Combat Collector Posted 7 November , 2022 Share Posted 7 November , 2022 Nice relics especially that Broad Arrow marked wistle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike st Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 On 07/11/2022 at 15:05, Combat Collector said: Nice relics especially that Broad Arrow marked wistle! Artillery used pea whistles. Infantry used Police whistles, or so I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 9 November , 2022 Share Posted 9 November , 2022 (edited) 52 minutes ago, mike st said: Artillery used pea whistles. Infantry used Police whistles, or so I understand. Yes…it’s a 1905 Indian army issue, so, does anyone know if Indian artillery was used at Gallipoli??? Edit, apparently only these chaps,….https://theprinciplesofwar.com/firepower/firepower-5-forgotten-gunners-of-gallipoli-7-mountain-indian-artillery-brigade/ Dave. Edited 9 November , 2022 by Dave66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 11 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 11 November , 2022 gosh that is interesting Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 11 November , 2022 Share Posted 11 November , 2022 There's a very good account of one of these batteries (the Kohat) at Anzac, written by their CO, Col A C Ferguson (aka Percussion Sahib). It appears in 'Tales of the Mountain Gunners' ed. C H T MacFetridge & J P Warren. It has also appeared in an issue of 'The Gallipolian' a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 11 November , 2022 Author Share Posted 11 November , 2022 I will look it up.....i have at home a 1920s guide to the Gallipoli battlefield and it says in at the back ..pack some digestive biscuits..you will find these invaluable in keeping at bay packs of wild dogs !!!! I thought what a very English thing to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 11 November , 2022 Share Posted 11 November , 2022 (edited) There's a danger of drifting away from your main theme here, however, if I may I would like to add:- re your quote i have at home a 1920s guide to the Gallipoli battlefield and it says in at the back ..pack some digestive biscuits..you will find these invaluable in keeping at bay packs of wild dogs !!!! This warning may even reappear in Major & Mrs Holt's guidebook of 2000, however today I think that there is little chance of meeting “packs of wild dogs” on any of the three battlefields of Gallipoli. There are indeed very large dogs around and they should be respected, however in the last twenty years I do not recall seeing 'packs of wild dogs.' Most are of the large Kangal type, but usually they are not too far from a herdsman who keeps them in good order. I do not carry biscuits on battlefield walks, however a stick is a good companion. Caveat: The only incident I can recall which is reminiscent of the 1920s guide book warning, happened in May this year, when we were outside the Gallipoli battlefields' areas looking for the U-boat liaison camp known as Hersingstand. On the approach drive we did see a pack of dogs confront those canines charged with guarding a large herd of goats, and it got very noisy and aggressive at one point, but we were safely still in the car. The goatherd had not caught up with his charges and had he been quicker the tussle might not have occurred. But I've seen nothing similar on the battlefields themselves. Most of the dogs (and herdsmen) are very friendly indeed. The picture below was taken at Kum Kale, on the Gallipoli Association's 'Hidden Gallipoli Tour' in May 2022 Edited 11 November , 2022 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 11 November , 2022 Share Posted 11 November , 2022 It looks like he's saying (to himself) "They've got it all wrong .... it happened over there!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 11 November , 2022 Share Posted 11 November , 2022 And that's just the dog's opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scorer Posted 11 November , 2022 Share Posted 11 November , 2022 49 minutes ago, michaeldr said: And that's just the dog's opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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