Oh dear, when anyone starts a conversation with the words "with respect" I know that there's some disrespect coming my way, and you haven't let me down mate.
That is an awful thing to say for the memory of two of my descendants who served in the Royal Navy Division and lost their lives in the same campaign.
Not only that, it is grossly inaccurate according to your OWN (Australian) records.
Anyway, I'm not into this jingoistic shit as WWI was a catastrophe which virtually destroyed this country and who's legacy remains to this day. You cannot find a village, a town or a city in the United Kingdom that doesn't have large memorials with hundreds, literally hundreds of local men - whole generations - over a million of them. The 1st Battle of the Somme saw over 50,000 casualties on the first day! Perspective mate - perspective.
I won't get you started mate - I'm not like that but I feel sorry that you have so much bitterness, and I forgive you.
ALL war dead are to be honoured - as they represent failed diplomacy.
Pete, I am devastated about the medals. One thing that has always puzzled me about Australians. We in the UK generally respect your outgoing 'no bullshit' approach to life - I think it's what we would like to be like if we could, but your hands seem strangely tied by the effete governments you end up with. Is this the result of 80 years of AV?
Anyway Pete, a public campaign cannot go amiss. You mean people can replace their refrigerators but not their honourably won campaign medals? SHAME!
<table class="wikitable" align="right"><caption>
Gallipoli casualties
<small>Source: Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs</small><sup id="cite_ref-ADVA_37-0" class="reference">
[37]</sup></caption> <tbody><tr> <td>
</td> <th>Dead</th> <th>Wounded</th> <th>Total</th> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td>
Total Allies</td> <td>
44,092</td> <td>
96,937</td> <td>
141,029</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#E8E8E8"> <td>- United Kingdom</td> <td>
21,255</td> <td>
52,230</td> <td>
73,485</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#E8E8E8"> <td>- France (estimated)</td> <td>10,000</td> <td>17,000</td> <td>27,000</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#E8E8E8"> <td>- Australia<sup id="cite_ref-student_4-1" class="reference">
[4]</sup></td> <td>
8,709</td> <td>
19,441</td> <td>
28,150</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#E8E8E8"> <td>- New Zealand<sup id="cite_ref-student_4-2" class="reference">
[4]</sup></td> <td>2,721</td> <td>4,752</td> <td>7,473</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#E8E8E8"> <td>- British India</td> <td>1,358</td> <td>3,421</td> <td>4,779</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#E8E8E8"> <td>- Newfoundland</td> <td>49</td> <td>93</td> <td>142</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td>Ottoman empire (estimated)</td> <td>
86,692</td> <td>
164,617</td> <td>
251,309</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="##B9B9B9"> <td>Total (both sides)</td> <td>
130,784</td> <td>
261,554</td> <td>
392,338
</td></tr></tbody></table>