ANZAC Mural

This mural illustrates the invasion at Anzac Cove in the Gallipoli campaign. The troops shown are from the First Infantry Battalion - Kurri Kurri had lads in that regiment. This is one of the many battles where the combined forces became the Anzacs and the legend of Anzacs was first established. The white arm bands and patches were the same as those worn at Lone Pine to identify each other at night. The plane was used to observe enemy movements. The HMAS Sydney in the foreground escorted troops from Australia. In the front of that is the Australian submarine, AE2, which ran a successful campaign but was later sunk in the Dardanelles. The wounded were treated under tarpaulins then transported to a hospital ship, as shown in the rear of the mural.

Lest We Forget.