Gallipoli (miniseries) April 1915 landing was recreated on the Mornington Peninsula. The series centres on 17-year-old Thomas "Tolly" Johnson (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who lies about his age so he may enlist with his brother Bevan (Harry Greenwood) and ends up fighting at Gallipoli in the campaign that helped create the Anzac legend. The story depicts the ten-month campaign in Turkey, highlighting the landing on 25 April 1915 by ANZAC troops who go into battle on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Landing in the dark, Tolly, Bevan, and their fellow soldiers of the 4th Battalion endeavor to establish a defensible foothold beneath the treacherous slopes of
Gallipoli Star (Commonwealth) Gallipoli Star (Commonwealth) The Gallipolli Star is a military decoration proposed by the British Empire never awarded but later privately struck. Originally to have been called the ANZAC Star, it was proposed by Lieutenant General Birdwood for Australian and New Zealand troops who served at Gallipoli. Despite approval by George V, protest at a medal that could not be awarded to other Commonwealth troops who took part in the operation (the majority deployed) was raised by British parliamentarians and media. In 1918, after ribbons, but not medals, had been shipped to the two nations, the award was cancelled and instead