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Northern Sold
11:56 Fri Apr 24
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Did they have a big airport at Gallipoli?? Bet a few Sikhs were chucking the luggage about when it came off the Sopwith camel...
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defjam
11:54 Fri Apr 24
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That and corner shops - Deal done!
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Westham67
11:49 Fri Apr 24
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I think that's how Churchill persuaded the Sikhs to tag along. I think he promised them all Kebab shop rights should the invasion of Turkey be successful
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defjam
11:49 Fri Apr 24
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Lomas That's all we need!
Check out the Battle of Saragarhi
21 Sikhs V's 10,000 Afghans!
That's how we roll.
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Northern Sold
11:48 Fri Apr 24
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My Great Uncle served with the Essex Regiment and fought at Gallipoli,,, survived that... went to Northern France ... survived that... got shipped out to the middle east.... and got killed in the last Battle of Palenstine... buried in ramelah war cemetery
Bless em' all
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Westham67
11:47 Fri Apr 24
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Always the chance of a business opportunity as well ;0)
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Mr. Burns
11:47 Fri Apr 24
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Sikh and destroy!
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Jonah Lomas
11:46 Fri Apr 24
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With all due respect def, I'm not surprised if half of them only had swords.
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defjam
11:46 Fri Apr 24
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W67 - Can't fight on an empty stomach son!
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Northern Sold
11:45 Fri Apr 24
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Lets hear it for the Newfoundlanders.... they had a right touch from Gallipoli to the Somme!!
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/greatwar/articles/gallipoli.html
The Gallipoli Campaign had reduced the Newfoundland Regiment to 17 officers and 470 other ranks. Forty-four of its men had died and hundreds more were recovering from enemy fire or disease in military hospitals. The Regiment withdrew to Egypt for two months of training and recuperation.
In the spring, it was ordered to the River Somme in northern France.
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Westham67
11:45 Fri Apr 24
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Deffer
Quite inovative of them to take Kebab knives to Turkey
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defjam
11:42 Fri Apr 24
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*Adjusts turban!*
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stewie griffin
11:41 Fri Apr 24
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Go on the Sikhs!
Awesome specimens
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defjam
11:40 Fri Apr 24
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Sikhs fought alongside the Anzacs at Gallipoli with the 14th Sikh Regiment suffering possibly the highest casualty rate of any force during the Gallipoli campaign, with only 4 survivors. 379 Sikh officers died on the 4th of June in 1915; it virtually wiped out the 14th Sikh Regiment. These Sikhs were mostly from India, but research by Australian Sikh Heritage has also identified ten Sikhs from Australia who served as part of the Australian Imperial Force during WWI. 
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Jonah Lomas
10:49 Fri Apr 24
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I haven't seen it no, but have heard good things. Don't get to the flicks much these days so will download it when I can find a good copy.
As for the Maoris, yeah they had loads of fights, but I'm reasonably sure that none of them involved assaulting a beach riddled with machine guns, barbed wire and Turks!
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Westham67
10:46 Fri Apr 24
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Thankfully though Sold mate , they did not have automatic weapons, although they probably have now
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Northern Sold
10:40 Fri Apr 24
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Maori's sued to be a warrior race Jonah... any famous Maori campaigns against each other?? 2000 warriors facing each other poking their tongues out??
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Northern Sold
10:39 Fri Apr 24
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Those loses probably wiped out Newfoundland that's for sure... unless it was 140 dogs??
Jonah... you seen the Water Diviner yet?? Crowe does the memory of the conflict great respect... thought it was a top film.
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Jonah Lomas
10:25 Fri Apr 24
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Exactly right 67, and as I said, you British are used to conflict, wars, death etc with all of the invasions and civil conflict over there over history, while for little old New Zealand it was our first experience with it really.
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Westham67
10:13 Fri Apr 24
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For small nations though Swiss comparatively in population size it was a massive blow and don't forget they were fighting for us , there was no territorial threat to Austrailia or NZ
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Jonah Lomas
10:02 Fri Apr 24
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It's ANZAC Day Swiss.....
Even you can probably work out what some of those letters stand for.
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