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2005
90th Anniversary Collection
Limited Edition Medallion Collection
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Combining to tell the Gallipoli story,
these six high quality medallions are available individually in
presentation boxes or as a set mounted in a beautiful display case.
Each box and case features a vial of Gallipoli sand and a numbered
certificate of authenticity. The set case folds into a stunning
display unit and the detailed certificate is a useful information
tool.
Specifications
Brass alloy finished in highly polished silver and gold.
Weight: 83.1g
Dimensions: 50mm x 4.5mm
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion - Leaving Australia
As the first troops of the newly formed
Australian Imperial Force set sail for war on November 1st 1914,
they did so with a selfless instinct to help "the Mother country".
This attitude, buoyed by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher's commitment
to help Britain "to our last man and our last shilling",
spread rapidly across the nation as reports of Australian gallantry
at Gallipoli filtered home. Man and boy alike rallied to embark
for battle and for adventure. By the end of the war more than 331,000
Australians had volunteered and fought overseas in the AIF - the
only all-volunteer army in the war.
Price: $27.95 each
Limited to 10,000 units
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion - Training in Egypt
En route to Gallipoli the Australian
Imperial Force gathered in Egypt to ready the men for war. For most
it was their first experience in a 'foreign' culture and itself
a great adventure. At the Mena camp, in the shadows of the great
pyramids, the men prepared for the hardships of battle in searing
temperatures, blinding sandstorms and primitive conditions. Anzac
Commander in Chief, General Sir William Birdwood, soon taught these
new recruits army discipline and imbued them with a sense of mission
that, combined with growing mateship and national pride, would serve
them well in the long hard slog they would face on the rugged Gallipoli
Peninsular.
Price: $27.95 each
Limited to 10,000 units
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion - The Landing
At 4.30am on April 25th 1915, as dawn's
first dim light illuminated the narrow beach and towering cliffs
of the Gallipoli Peninsular, the first wave of Anzacs landed amid
a torrent of enemy fire. These, the brave men of the AIF 3rd Brigade
under Major General E.G. Sinclair-MacLagan, relentlessly charged
the waiting Turkish soldiers, pushing across the beach and up the
steep cliffs, forcing their foe back. Within 24 hours, despite continued
and fierce enemy fire, 12,000 troops were ashore and the beachhead
held. But a great cost was exacted in this the largest amphibious
invasion of its time. In just one day 2,000 Australians had given
their lives on the beach at Gallipoli. The battle lines were set.
Price: $27.95 each
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion - The Battle of Lone Pine
Consigned to their trenches since
the Gallipoli landing, the Anzacs and Turkish Army were pitted in
a deadly stalemate - the Anzacs unable to expand their territory,
the Turkish unable to regain lost ground. But on August 6th 1915,
in a desperate rush of audacity, Australian soldiers from the 1st,
2nd and 3rd Brigades charged across no man's land, through withering
enemy fire, toward Lone Pine. The Turkish trenches, even though
covered with logs, were overwhelmed by a resolve unmatched. As one
of the greatest allied victories of the Gallipoli campaign the bloody
battle for Lone Pine was testament to the Anzac's bravery. In capturing
Lone Pine seven soldiers won Victoria Crosses for outstanding gallantry.
Two thousand Australians gave their lives.
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion - The Battle of The Nek
One of the bravest, yet ill-fated,
charges mounted by Australians at Gallipoli was the attack on the
Nek. In the cool dawn air of August 7th 1915 at 4.30am a whistle
signalled the charge. Out of the trenches poured the young Anzacs
of the 8th and 10th Light Horse Regiments to be greeted by the waiting
massed rifles and machine guns of Turkish defenders. Four waves
of young Anzacs responded to the shrill whistle and charged into
no man's land and the waiting onslaught. Within minutes 234 young
Light Horsemen were struck down. The futile attack was halted but
the selfless bravery shown that morning will live on forever in
the Anzac legend.
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion - Retreating with Honour
After nine months defiantly defending
a hopeless position the Anzacs decided to break the stalemate and
slip quietly away. On December 18th and 19th 1915, in a masterly
operation of subterfuge organised by Australia's General Brudenell
White, more than 40,000 troops were evacuated without the loss of
a single man. Although the Anzacs had not captured the Gallipoli
Peninsula both ally and foe respected their courage and persistence.
Of the 50,000 Australians who served at Gallipoli 8,709 died. New
Zealand lost 2,701 men. The surviving Anzacs moved to the Western
Front to take up the fight again - with the same spirit and fortitude
that shaped the Anzac legend on the beaches of Gallipoli.
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Sands
of Gallipoli Limited Edition Medallion Set
The Sands of Gallipoli
Limited Edition Medallion Set contains the six high quality medallions
housed in a beautiful timber display case. Each features a vial
of Gallipoli sand, a reproduction 1904 Rising Sun hat badge and
a numbered certificate of authenticity. The set case folds into
a stunning display unit or can be hung on a wall. Limited to 15,000
sets
Price: $165.00 each
Limited to 15,000 units
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