Marching for Honour Recognition and Adventure

WORLD MAP

KEY:

N = Newcastle S = Sydney

W.A. = Western Australia

A = Australia I.O. = Indian Ocean G = Gallipoli

F = France

B = Belgium

Ge = Germany

R = Russia Br = Britain.

MATTERS TO NOTE.

1) Overall the long distance from Australia, firstly, to Gallipoli, and

the Middle East, then to Europe;

2) The isolation of Australia, that made it both protected from

European intervention, but vulnerable to a European naval power

like Germany. The route undertaken by transport ships taking

troops to Gallipoli and Europe was kept secret for fear that German

military ships would sink the transports and their soldier cargoes.

3) The relative short distances between the opponents in Europe;

4) Germany’s need to fight on two Fronts;

5) The short distance across the English Channel to Europe;

6) The opportunity for soldiers to bond as a group of young men that

could either make them a better fighting unit or a group of

adventurers travelling to exotic places they hadn’t been before;