Private W Flynn 8365 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, V Beach landing Gallipoli 25th April 1915
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- Опубликовано: 14 мар 2013
- Interview with Private W Flynn 8365 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, 86th (Fusilier) Brigade, 29th (Regular) Division, regarding his participation in the amphibious landings at 'V' Beach, Sud el Bahr, Helles, Gallipoli in the early hours of 25th April 1915. Extract from the BBC's The Great War series 1964. Recipient of the Military Medal. Died 6th February 1965.
My grandfather John O'Shea was on the SS River Clyde and was part of the Munster Fusiliers. The story he told to my father of the landings was how he and his best friend were at the front of their boat as they approached V beach and there was machine gun fire everywhere as the Turks were gunning down soldiers from the hills above. As they jumped out his friend was blown to pieces by one of the shells. It must have been horrific...
In memory of these landings on their 100th anniversary...
My great grand father served with the royal Munster fusiliers he survived but many of his friends are still out there
My great uncle Edward Sower died the day of the landings. Part of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, he is buried in V Beach Cemetery. May they all RIP.
8686, Eddie McKnight the 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers was killed in this action. His body was never found and his name is recorded on the Helles war Memorial. Eddie died far from his native Limerick in Turkey but he is not forgot by his family.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them".
What a sad story to die so far from home but great you keep his memory alive. My Grandfather fought here as well although he survived his memories of the horror would awaken him with a scream every night until his death in the 60s...............Lest we forget
my great grand uncle fought here with the 6th yorkshire regiment (the green howards) and lived to tell the tale
I was just going to mention this to you when i see it was yourself who up loaded it martin..:)
An old fily member of mine was blown up there, brilliant first hand info here
Heroically fought but disastrously planned operation.