Gallipoli Games Gallipoli Games The inaugural Gallipoli Games is being held in 2015 under the patronage of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. It is being held to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign and is intended to be held every two years. The Games have the motto: "On the land their ancestors sacrificed their lives 100 years ago, they are now competing for peace." University students from seven countries - Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, India, Germany, France and the Great Britain are eligible to compete. Torch relay commenced in March 2015 and it visited the seven participating
1915: A Novel of Gallipoli and one that promises much from his next novel nevertheless." McDonald wrote the television script for a seven part series which was broadcast on ABC TV in 1982. 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli is a 1979 historical novel by Roger McDonald. The book is about two friends, Walter and Billy, who join the AIF and go to fight at Gallipoli. The novel follows the story of the two men from their adolescence in the Australian bush to their coming of age on the battlefields of World War I. "Kirkus Reviews" wrote "A standard kit of