Australian Light Horse Brigade and Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps attached to N.Z.E.F. 12. British Section trained on Salisbury Plain left Southampton for Egypt. 13. Lieut. Holbrook in BII. torpedoed the "Messoudieh" in the Dardanelles. 14. Second Reinforcements left New Zealand. 18. Proclamation of a British Protectorate in Egypt; the Khedive Abbas deposed. 19. His Highness Prince Hussein proclaimed Sultan of Egypt. 23. March of N.Z. Troops through the streets of Cairo. 24. British Section arrived at Zeitoun Camp. 25. Christmas Day spent on the Desert. 1915. Jan. 18. Division now styled the "New Zealand and Australian Division." 25. N.Z. Infantry Brigade ordered to Suez Canal. 26. Infantry Brigade left Zeitoun for Ismailia. and Kubri. Feb. 1. Advance parties 4th Aust. Inf. Bde. arrived at Zeitoun. 3. Turks attacked Suez Canal. New Zealanders engaged; one man died of wounds and one wounded. 14. Third Reinforcements left New Zealand. 19. Naval attack on the forts at the entrance of the Dardanelles. 26. N.Z. Infantry Brigade returned from Suez Canal to Zeitoun. March 18. End of Dardanelles Naval attack. "Queen", "Irresistible" and "Bouvet" sunk. 26. Third Reinforcements, consisting of 63 officers and 2417 other ranks arrived at Zeitoun. 29. Inspection of Division by Sir Ian Hamilton. April 9. N.Z. & A. Division, less mounted units, entrained for Alexandria. 10. First transports left for Mudros. 15. Transport "Lutzow" with Divisional Headquarters on board arrived in Mudros Harbour. 17. Fourth Reinforcements left New Zealand. 24. French, British, Australian and New Zealand transports left Mudros Harbour. 25. French landed at Kum Kale. British landed at Cape Helles. A. & N.Z. Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove; 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade forced a landing at dawn. N.Z. Divisional Headquarters and details ashore at 10 a.m.; Auckland Battalion all ashore by 12 noon; No. 1 Field Company N.Z. Engineers and Canterbury and Otago Infantry came ashore during the afternoon. Wellington Infantry landed during the night. 26. 6 a.m. two guns of N.Z. Howitzer Battery landed and came into action. Turkish counter attacks beaten off at Anzac. 27. 2nd Battery N.Z.F.A. landed at 3 a.m. Heavy attack against centre and Walker's Ridge beaten off 9.30 a.m. 28. Portsmouth and Chatham Battalions (Royal Marine Brigade) arrived 6 p.m. No. 2 Company Divisional Train arrived at night. April 29. Heavy Turkish attacks all along the Anzac Line. A Naval Brigade (Nelson and Deal Battalion) arrived at night. May 2. Turkish observation post destroyed at Lala Baba by New Zealanders. 2/3. Our attack at head of Monash Gully failed. 3. Turk warship in straits fired on transports; "Annaberg" hit. 4. Australian attack on Gaba Tepe beaten off. 5/6. N.Z. Infantry Brigade and 2nd Australian Brigade left for Cape Helles.