World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula
+-----------------------------+---------+---------+
| Place. |Regiment.| Number. |
+-----------------------------+---------+---------+
|_Suvla Lines_-- | | |
| Kiretch Tepe | 126th | 2100 |
| At foot of Kiretch Tepe | 127th | 3000 |
| Farther in plain | 33rd | 3000 |
| Anafarta plain | 79th |Uncertain|
| Farther south | 35th |Uncertain|
| Still farther south | 34th | 1800 |
| Near Scimitar Hill | 66th |Uncertain|
| Foot of W Hill | 25th | 2400 |
| Opposite Hetman Chair | 66th |Uncertain|
|_Anzac Lines_-- | | |
| Opposite Kabak Kuyu | 17th | 1600 |
| Opposite Hill 60 | 16th | 1200 |
| Upper Asma Dere | 20th | 1800 |
| Abdel Rahman Bair | 19th | 2300 |
| Koja Chemen Tepe | 24th | 2000 |
| The Farm | 22nd | 1800 |
| Battleship Hill | 48th | 2000 |
| Opposite Russell’s Top | 72nd | 2000 |
| In reserve there | 48th |Uncertain|
| Opposite Quinn’s | 27th | 2000 |
| German Officers’ and | | |
| Johnston’s Jolly | 57th | 2000 |
| Lone Pine | 125th | 1600 |
| South of Lone Pine | 47th | 1800 |
| Leane’s Trench | 36th | 1000 |
| Extreme south to Gaba Tepe | 77th | 2700 |
+-----------------------------+---------+---------+
Three regiments were in reserve at Suvla, and three at Anzac. The Army
Headquarters were just south of Koja Dere; Corps Headquarters in the
north behind Anafarta Sagir; in the south at Koja Dere. There were
large camps at Ejelmer Bay and Turchen Keui (a few miles inland from
the bay) in the north, and at Koja Dere in the south.
At Helles the numbers were then uncertain or not available, but the
following regiments were posted opposite our lines from our left to
right:
+------------------------------+---------+
| Place. |Regiment.|
+------------------------------+---------+
|West of Gully Ravine | 70th |
|East of Gully Ravine | 71st |
|West of Krithia Nullah | 124th |
|East of Krithia Nullah | 38th |
|On Achi Baba Nullah | 45th |
|Between that and Kerevez Dere | 56th |
|In Kerevez Dere | 55th |
|Opposite Fort Gouez | 42nd |
|Overlooking the Strait | 41st |
+------------------------------+---------+
Taking an average of 2000 per regiment, this gives a total of 18,000,
apart from reserves; but it is a low estimate. The Headquarters were at
Ali Bey Farm.
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