News Desk (06 May, 2021)
The tragic life of First World War solider who could have lived with Charlie Chaplin
V Beach
In the early hours of April 24, 1915, the converted coal carrier SS River Clyde moved slowly towards V beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey,
writes Southwark historian Neil Crossfield…
Hundreds of men from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, cramped in the dark hold of the ship, prepared to play their part in Churchill’s ill-fated attempt to force the Dardanelles and strike a decisive blow against the Ottoman Empire. Simultaneous landings would take part on other beaches designated X, Y, W and S, while other attacks would be made further up the coast at ANZAC Cove.