Gallipoli
Lancelot Reginald Alderson enlisted on the 16th of September 1914. He enlisted in Port Pirie and his service number was 1119. He embarked to Melbourne on the 22nd of December 1914 on the H.M.A.T A40 Ceramic. Lance was actually one of the first Australians to arrive at Anzac Cave. Sadly he was killed within the first week of arriving. He was ranked a sergeant and his unit was the 16th Battalion.
Conditions & daily life
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The daily life of a solider was hard seeing that they didn't get a choice in what they could drink, eat or use. What we classify as basic daily essentials, would have been luxuries for the soldiers whom fought in Gallipoli. There a handful of factors that almost made Gallipoli an unbearable place to be for soldiers considering they had to put up with the constant noise, cramped unsanitary spaces, disease, stenches, daily death of comrades, terrible food, lack of rest and thirst all contributed to the most un-pleasent conditions. The noise came about because of all the shelling, bombing, artillery, machine-gun and rifle fire that eventually caused psychological and physiological problems for the soldiers. These included shell shock, stress from unceasing exposure to loud mechanical noises, hearing impairment and lack of sleep.There was no natural water source which meant there was never a constant supply. Food, water, ammunition and other supplies arrived by ANZAC ships that landed on the beach. Troops lived on a stable diet plan that included the digestion of the tinned bully beef, army biscuits with jam; fresh fruit and decent looking vegetables were non-existant. The army biscuits they had contained wheat and were rectangular. Most soldiers where usually dehydrated due to only get s small and insignificant amount of water per day. They had no sense of hygiene as they were proved to have bad sanitation. Its not suppressing when around 25,000 men squished into tight spaces to protect their own lives. For some of the men who were wounded in Gallipoli had a long and agonising wait for help. Communal bathing was set up along with ice-infested clothing steam-cleaned.
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