YAY!

Hi guys,

So yesterday I got an email with the amazing news! I have been short-listed for the competition! This means I am now one of 20 going for the three spots available for Gallipoli. Thanks to everyone who has given me your support, and now I am going to need it again x100!

So I will be running my campaign on my four social media from the 26th of September to the 3rd of October. The links to the social media are on the right ----------------->

Please like and comment my posts, as well as my Facebook ones, and tweeting and favouriting my tweets and pics on twitter and instagram. There is no panic to do this right now as the campaign does not start until Friday, but you all should in the week that follows!
https://twitter.com/KatiemouseNNM
http://instagram.com/katiemouse2
https://www.facebook.com/kate.murray.332

There is also my youtube channel that I will be using to make some small videos regarding WWI and the Battle of Gallipoli, so go and subscribe!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9z9JlUcX2gNG7jB13NiBg\

And to the other competitors May the odds be forever in your favour, well perhaps a bit more in mine ;) But seriously good luck, and I can't wait to hopefully spend an awesome three weeks with two of you! :)

Ok so I thought today I would share some basic facts about The Battle of Gallipoli. For all you following my social media campaign I would read these carefully as soon I will be starting a quiz *hint hint*

1.April 25, 1915, was the day the ANZACs landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, now known as ANZAC Cove to battle the Turkish army during WWI. 

2. More than 11,000 ANZACs died on the Gallipoli Peninsula, despite only being there for 8 months.

3. Despite being affiliated with Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC included officers from Britain, Ireland, India, Zion, Ceylon and the Pacific islands. 

4.The last surviving ANZAC, Alec Campbell, died on May 16, 2002.

5. ANZAC Day was not a public holiday in New Zealand until 1921.

6.The poppy as a symbol comes from Canadian John McCrae's poem 'In Flanders Fields'. The Canadians used it as a symbol for their Remembrance day and has been adapted as a reminder of the loss of all veterans in war.

7. The most significant time of day to remember the ANZAC's is at dawn, as this was when the landing at Gallipoli occurred.

8. Dawn services were originally only attended by veterans.

9. One of the key reasons for the failure at Gallipoli was that the boats landed at the wrong spot. Instead of finding flat beach, they faced cliffs, and were barraged by fire and shelling from the Turks.

10. The Battle of Gallipoli ended in a stalemate, when The ANZAC's retreated after 8 months of battle.

Amazing paintings

I don't know if you can see this properly but it says 202 views. i have officially broken 200! Thank you so much to all those who have been supporting me, and keep it going!

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This is a good summary of the Battle of Gallipoli that I found on http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-gallipoli. It is short, yet informative and I think it is something everyone should read if they want a basic understanding of what happened:

The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16, also known as the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles Campaign, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I. The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Lack of sufficient intelligence and knowledge of the terrain, along with a fierce Turkish resistance, hampered the success of the invasion. By mid-October, Allied forces had suffered heavy casualties and had made little headway from their initial landing sites. Evacuation began in December 1915, and was completed early the following January.

Some photos from battle: