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Gallipoli Sands Box Set – Ltd Ed 10000

At 4.30am on April 25th 1915 as dawn’s first dim light illuminated the narrow beach and towering cliffs of the Gallipoli Peninsular the first wave of Anzacs landed amid a torrent of enemy fire. These the brave men of the AIF 3rd Brigade under Major General E.G. Sinclair-MacLagan relentlessly charged the waiting Turkish soldiers pushing across the beach and up the steep cliffs forcing their foe back. Within 24 hours despite continued and fierce enemy fire 12000 troops were ashore and the beachhead held. But a great cost was exacted in this the largest amphibious invasion of its time. In just one day 2000 Australians had given their lives on the beach at Gallipoli. The battle lines were set. Each box features a vial of Gallipoli sand and a numbered certificate of authenticity. Only 10000 sets of each individual medallion will be released.

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