But No Man's Land is a goblin sight
When patrols crawl over at dead o night;
Boche or British, Belgian or French,
You dice with death when you cross the trench

James H. Knight-Adkin - No Man s Land

For many people Gallipoli epitomises the agony and frustration of the First World War. It began on 25 April 1915 - known ever since as Anzac Day - to help the Royal Navy force its way through the Dardanelles.

It ended nine months later in bloody failure, with every attempt to move forward defeated by the still resolute Turkish defenders. Intractably locked in trench warfare, the Allies were forced to evacuate in January 1916 having suffered over 250,000 casualties including 46,000 dead.