The power of 10: the bravery of the ANZACs at Gallipoli | 7NEWS Spotlight

This story originally aired on April 19, 2015.
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith helped make an unprecedented recreation of the unbelievable actions that earned 10 men the Victoria Cross Medal for bravery at Gallipoli.
Just 100 men have been awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery, including Roberts-Smith, and the 10 men featured.
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[@prestonlindbeck1197]

As an American who visited Gallipoli in February of 2022. The Turkish people take extraordinary care of those hallowed grounds. It was the highlight of my three weeks in Turkey. Beautiful region the Straights of the Dardanelles.

[@CarolePritchard1]

My Grandfather died at Lone Pine Gallipoli, he travelled from the UK to enlist in the AIF. My Father and Grandmother remained in the UK where we still live today. I was at Gallipoli for the Centennial. RIP

[@CarolePritchard1]

@@jspee1965 Yes he was and my Dad was born in 1914, my Dad was an older Dad. Nothing wrong with that. So I am a bit out of sync with the rest of family, my 2nd cousins some of them more than 10 years plus older than me. My Dad he used to tell me stores about the East End of London in the 20s/30s/40s

[@sematic_x9931]

great uncle died at baby 700, aged 20, first day of the battle.. over a years later and it still affects our family

[@NoOne-qr8yf]

@@jspee1965 bit of a know all that knows nothing it seems

[@t.durustein2185]

Were you able to ask him what he was doing there?

[@jamesross1799]

You have much to be proud of mate. They were real men .

[@brandonhenman1544]

My grandad just turned 102 he is a Ballarat local without men like these lads he would not have had that honour. My family and I are forever in these hero’s debt

[@EKSBEntertainment]

As a fellow Ballarat resident, I salute him for his sacrifice and the rest of the ANZACs as well.

[@haywoodjablowme883]

Brilliant!!! Great to see the stories of these Aussie legends. Hosted by BRS, another Aussie legend. Absolute heroes, total respect..

[@denisegore1884]

Thank you for making this available. It's very moving.

[@shiannefleming3827]

The power of 10.break my heart the great soldier i salute you all

[@tristanbackup2536]

Mad respects for that kiwi exposing himself to fire fixing the wires!

[@pat.2076]

Wow. The sheer bravery of these men is amazing. They all deserved the VC.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

Even the deserters?

[@pat.2076]

@@anthonyeaton5153 You know what I mean.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

@@pat.2076 yes I do really. I personally think too few VCS are awarded.

[@pat.2076]

@@anthonyeaton5153 yh but it's a special award and shouldn't be overused

[@User-mj9hv]

@@anthonyeaton5153 How many deserters were there at Gallipoli, pillock? There was nowhere to desert to.

[@southaussie5108]

I have visited 7 VC winners graves i think in WA. I served 25 years, i want to make VC graves a bucket list for me to visit.

[@DanTMZ]

thankyou for your service Ron

[@mresch8]

Why do you guys, English and Australian, refer to the men giving the VC as winners???

[@sambeach2726]

Euroa has a third VC winner, Colonel Magyar who earned his in the Boer War.

[@markbean1417]

The 92 year old niece is really a fine wiman . A woman like that does not come around often. You can see in her a lot of what Masks was as a m,an and soldier.

[@shazlahey6784]

Angus Valentine Cameron died 25th April 1915, buried at Lone Pine - At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

May he rest in peace.

[@markrunnalls7215]

Absolutely brill ,really love how you have used actual people to play these men ,sensational ,more stories have to be told such as this for the younger generations of today ..nothing but a massive gratitude of heart felt respect .

[@fandangofandango2022]

All Great Men.

[@anniedixon6774]

Bassett ìs a real hero . going into battle with a roll of wire and a pair of pliers he totally deserved his vc. God bless him

[@ombroleatherdesignedwallet3361]

Amazing men!!

[@philc4520]

Captain Hugo Throssell was a hero. A tragically sad end to a good, brave & honourable Australian patriot.

[@francrisp6614]

Lest we forget the bravery of our ANZACS true hero's

[@jamesross1799]

Although there where far more btits at gallipoli the battle forged the reputation of Australia and New Zealand as more than just far flung outposts of Britain at gallipoli they became proud nations in their own right. My great grandfather was with the Royal navy off the Gabbe teppe peninsula. He was a Loader in a gun turret and poured fire onto the Turkish positions. He later saw action at jutland but it was always gallipoli he spoke of as an old man. He died age 93 when I was about 7 years old.

[@alltorkadventures1139]

Lest we forget 🥺!!!!!!! amazingly done

[@gstar1309]

Ben.. those men are true Aussie blokes, fought hard with honour. You wouldn't understand

[@anthonyeaton5153]

A lot of them were British who emigrated earlier.

[@musicsouth2033]

My Great uncle Sydney south died at the battle of Lone pine with 4 of his mates who joined up from Cessnock NSW.😢

[@sugarkane4830]

Lest we forget

[@karlkuttup]

my greatgrandad was a sgt with the welch royal fussillars in ther somme he was 29 years old and had been in the boer war as well he fought wih aussies in the somme ,he had pictures with different troops he fought next to he died at 103 yrs old i used to go and see him ever few mnths as a kid and youngster a great bunch of men ,only told me small bits of the war the rats the mud useing a rag and had to piss on it as no gas masks when he first got there ,little tiny bits not to all asleep faceing the mud or you could drown have spare sox round the neck under the jacket to keep them dry and warm ,keeping oil on hands to keep warm as well ,he kept his smle used to fire it till he was 89 and his eye sight got very bad so just cleaned it ,after that,he loved his rifle,he had a lot of medals would only wear them,on rememberance sunday and allways put them in a black box with the words loss is the sorrows pride ,on it

[@nifty1940]

After my 2 uncles recovered from their wounds at Gallipoli, they went to the Western Front; and at the Somme were gassed, blown up in the trenches and shot, multiple times. Believe it or not, they both came home. Photo's and letters to prove it.

[@jspee1965]

That's absolutely accurate. Sounds like your GGD served near my GGD as they were stationed along the same line. Cheers mate and may his memory be a blessing.

[@terajules7891]

Lest We Forget !! as we say in respect in australia , my grandfather was in the australian light horse who was in the 1st ww and in Gallipoli , and my Brother was in the 1st Gulf war in 1991 in the R.A.A.F ( royal australian air force) in operaton desert storm refueling other planes midair

[@vailima49aston99]

So sad what these young men went through Australia and New Zealand they will be FOREVER YOUNG ! The ANZACS! Lest we forget 🌹

[@evelynasamoah6868]

I love this

[@actionbrickanimations4545]

Many people might not believe this but Albert jacka is actually my great great great uncle

[@anthonyeaton5153]

Why should people disbelieve you?

[@taylorparsons8524]

Where can I watch all of episode 1?

[@JohnFord-yp1jq]

Im from Ballarat. My great uncle was kia cunuck bair, god bless him.

[@taylorparsons8524]

Where can I find part 1?

[@thunderpop20]

Hope on

[@bikashlama6348]

Here is also fought gorkha soldier's but no one media making of gorkha soldier's fight in gallipoli Turkish soldier's big problems of gorkha soldier's in that time.....thank you.....watching from Kathmandu nepal.....Rest in peace gorkha soldier's who die in this war 🇳🇵🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇳🇵

[@HiHi-ek1dd]

Nice

[@jarvgamingboiii1985]

Wow

[@aroundtheworldindays6770]

Jacka should have won more than one VC from the accounts i have read.

[@simonday333]

Where can I find part 1? is it on here?

[@kiwipinos]

My Great Grandfather from Nelson NZ was Pioneer Sergeant, (Combat Engineer) then Captain in WW1 Gallipoli fought at the most violent battle of Chunuk Bair, survived the 8 months campaign, then Suez, Egypt, Belgium & France, fought at Ypres, Somme & passchendaele to name a few. In WW2 he was called up again, 2nd Lieutenant..Signed letter to the Corporal “I am yours to command” a sought after Officer, for his service & fit for appointment. He died at 46 in 1941 in a vehicle accident at Palmerston North NZ in army truck. There was talk over time that he was drunk all the time after WW1, I am not sure if it is true, although these men had nothing to heal their mental wounds, he had a wife & his only relative in NZ at the time was his Cousin, who was staff Officer at the Post Office. His family was from Aberdeen Scotland. It is sad because although he was given full Military honours for his burial, there was no real respect or understanding of what he would have experienced, as Army life was seperate to normal day to day life & People would not understand, even doctors back then how to deal with many of these men.

[@darcycakebread2289]

Australia has many war hero’s

[@leonardsargent5888]

I wonder what will happen when Ben Roberts Smith gets stripped of his vc after his trial has finished?

[@lucastop5660]

Joanne: Wars dont have hero's only death man!.(Turkish saying).(Savasta sade olum var,the rest is bull.)

[@anthonyeaton5153]

@@leonardsargent5888 I know Australia has the authority to award the VC but King George the V decreed that the holder of the VC can never have it removed even if he goes to the gallows.

[@philrutherford5798]

Great stories. As a military historian I know many of these stories, but one of these I know intimately. The story of Hugo Throssel. It is disappointing, therefore, that this series got his story so wrong. Yes, he inspired his men to great deeds, and led them courageously. He earned his VC but not in the way depicted here. Sad because the true story is much more inspiring.

[@jamesmccann3228]

Care to share it?

[@fafanafafana7822]

0 8an

[@kevin_1230]

Nobody seems to remember that the Newfoundland regiment was there to.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

Could you provide your source for this statement.

[@shokwave2]

Where is part one?

[@davecannabis]

lest we forget

[@nesipkavak9248]

I wish you hadn't come to take the land that was ours 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@sugarkane4830]

Yeah it’s what happens when you hitch your horse to the wrong wagon.

[@mikmacarthur]

Hardy buggers.

[@thunderpop20]

Done it

[@davidchisholm7190]

What a great post. God rest these men. Thank you for sharing this part of history.

[@BlueMoonday19]

That opening music was a poor choice. Not sure who thought some sort of house track helped set the tone?

[@joshuamason2227]

13:23

[@marievaudan6547]

Francis Hime chanson lu la lu la

[@chanbondith4871]

Aren’t New Zealand in it

[@lexaharpell5196]

Yes, there was, watch it again 16.20

[@AndyLouHongkong]

This is a story about invaders who died in vain, and a story about the heroism of Turkey defending its homeland.

[@nifty1940]

Laying politics aside, my uncles were there fighting their Turk cousins across the trenches. A unique dichotomy if ever this was!

[@ersgtr3421]

It is ridiculous to give extra credits to these men as if others died or wounded cowardly. Everyone of them should be respected equally.

[@thunderpop20]

What it was

[@_tar1kh32]

The legends were my ancestors bruh you stood no chance

[@Virginnia]

Grey_wolf, both sides were brave and all were legends who fought on instructions. My Kangals remind me that we are bonded countries now.

[@warrenjensen4670]

Awful boast. Too much human blood spilled on the Gallipoli Peninsula, but we descendents of the ANZACS would do well to also forever remember how well the Turkish forces defended their country and forced the Allies to evacuate. After many months of fruitless battle, the Turks still occupied the peaks and trenches, the Allies not so much defeated but accepting strategic withdrawal was the only sensible option available to them. But all that is of no consequence over a century later. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk noted in the aftermath of WW1... "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well."

[@_tar1kh32]

@@warrenjensen4670 its defeat and it was an Empire not a country and two Arabian battalions fought

[@peacemaker2988]

@@warrenjensen4670 as a turk i salute you good words cheers.

[@warrenjensen4670]

@@_tar1kh32 It was a brutal stalemate with neither side gaining ground nor losing ground. Neither the Turks not the Allies were victorious or defeated. The situation would've remained a slaughterhouse had the British+ forces opted to stay and grind it out, like they were soon to do in France with terrible cost of human life. Regarding the Empire you speak of - the ANZAC and British forces landed on Turkish soil. Turkey was and is a country. The Ottoman Empire was more than just the country of Turkey, but we only landed in Turkey. Even Mustafa Kemal Ataturk referred to the battlefield as the country of Turkey. So there's that, are you going to argue with a national hero who was actually there??

[@mshavisham8964]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks so much for posting this. If only that ANZAC spirit we're still alive today. But Australia is pushing New Zealand further and further away. All of a sudden now you need a passport to go back and forth, never before: NZers now have to pay for Aussie prep schools and colleges while Aussies go free. There are other more governmental changes as well that I can't remember. Australia's feeling is, the wars were a long time ago, we don't have to be besties anymore so I'm taking steps to undo the togetherness the wars created. It's truly ridiculous and Australia should be ashamed of itself is!! Really appreciate the vid. Thanks again.

[@homebrandrules]

Lynn Doxey kiora I think there was a review of how many kiwis have benefited from aussie welfare and vice versa, and the findings were the ratio was overwhelming in favour of kiwis. ive known many kiwis who have been given a very long free ride here, 1 fellow whom I gave free rent to for nearly had year has sux kuds being supported for free by my gov. I also lent him a grand 2 years ago, no contact, I helped him get on welfare here. other kiwis i have stupidly helped monetarily, and never been repaid or any reciprocation. maybe this is emblematic of the tiredness of mostly one way giving between our 2 countries, and personally I, ll NEVER help another kiwi due to so many past bad experiences. and then there's yr ultra virtue signalling horse head prime minister. criticizing Australia's stance on carbon emmissions, but silent regarding china. COWARDLY HYPOCRITE she is.

[@SamO-ik2cm]

Living in Australia is a privilege not a right.

[@ML6103]

Ms Havisham I’m sorry the friendship is being tested, but you must take responsibility for why it is so. For so many years so many of the kiwis came here, got on the dole and did nothing. It’s a reaction to many of these behaviours.

[@Jagsm29]

Australia owes the kiwis nothing

[@anthonyeaton5153]

@@Jagsm29and nobody owes Australia anything.

[@jameswhyard2858]

Lootenant!?

[@JaneA544]

Yes should be lef tennant

[@_tar1kh32]

Actually they were two Arabian platoons and one Turkish platoon and they bought fought with no fear for the Empire and the Sultan like real brothers

[@SamO-ik2cm]

They still couldn't push the Aussies off. Why is that?

[@jspee1965]

Three platoons isn't even a Company brah, too much hookah for you.

[@yvonneleien6383]

Yes indeed. The 72. and 77. regiments were almost entirely made up by Arabs . There are numerous accounts of German as well as Turkish officers, reporting about these "fearless" Arab regiments: obviously both abandoned their posts at the first sight of the enemy, without firing a single shot and deserted; leaving the 57. Turkish regiment under heavy fire. More than half of the 57. regiment fell in a day. Fahruttin Altay Pasha writes in his memoires "10 years after the war" that Arab deserters were found hiding in tents, smoking shisha, while Turks fell on the battlefield. Even Ataturk himself did not want to command Arab regiments, because he did not trust them. At the end of the day they did more harm than good and definitely nothing to win the campaign . Although there are many gravestones in Gallipoli that identify an Arab city as the birthplace of the fallen soldiers, it should not be forgotten that the cities in question were Ottoman at the time and that many Turkics had settled there. I am a German, we have almost 3 million Turks living in Germany. If there were ever another war in Turkey, then at the end of the war there would be thousands of graves of fallen soldiers who would have a German city as their birthplace on their tombstones. Nevertheless, they would not be Germans, but Turks. The fallen soldiers from Aleppo and co are therefore Turkomans (a Turkic tribe) and not Arabs. Gallipoli is an (almost) entirely Turkish victory. The Turks are fierce fighters. They proved it 4 years later in their war of independence. Yet a lot of credit is due to Sandzak Serbs, who bravely fought side by side with the Turkish. Sandzak lost a great deal of their male population because of the Galipoli campaign. Slavic people are at least as marvelous and fearless fighters as the Turks. Arabs are not necessarily known for their skills on the battlefield. A short glimpse at the Syrian war is enough to see that. In 2015 Germany was flooded by Syrian refugees. Almost all were young men. When Ukraine was dragged into a war, we were again flooded by (Ukranian) refugees but this time the refugees were almost entirely women, children and elderly.

[@lucastop5660]

My Grand father father was "Gazi" from the Canakkale Savasi,in his Dairy he has written that the Anzak Soldiers fighted like just Turkish soldiers ,very brave,honnorfull,Sport way. but he written Anzak lost becouse you eat to much Pig meat (sorry for that),God dint let the Anzak win becouse of that.(old Turks were very religius,God fearing nation).

[@jspee1965]

Bacon and tea old boy. Rumors spread behind the Turkish lines designed to bolster morale and inspire courage. Old as the hills, rather sad actually.

[@DietrichBonhoeffer99]

The legacy of the ANZACS was created 14 years earlier during the Boer war where they were part of a trash army which couldn’t fight man to man and so placed the Boer women and children in concentration camps where 30 0000 innocents died. Gallipoli was just perfect karma and the wheel turning.

[@BingoFrogstrangler]

They should have read up on personal hygiene then they wouldn’t have died of disease.

[@DietrichBonhoeffer99]

@@BingoFrogstrangler your mum was dirty but I was desperate and so I are dogged her. She begged for more but I had other things to do and so I left her to the dog.

[@DietrichBonhoeffer99]

@@BingoFrogstrangler the Anzacs should have fought with more guts at Gallipoli and then they wouldn’t have been shot up so much.

[@sugarkane4830]

Stop talking shite.

[@sugarkane4830]

@@DietrichBonhoeffer99You complete knobnead.

[@christianbiblebaptistchurc53]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thunderpop20]

Back of car

[@nickraschke4737]

Yikes.

[@thunderpop20]

Fartin martin

[@marypoppins-dem-pills4774]

The back surgeon makes himself look like such a fool !! How embarrassing !!! Ha

[@jamesross1799]

Brits I meant to say.

[@glennd1234]

Ben Roberts-Smith! Why is this still online?? The original ANZACs would be disgusted with this coward and murderer...

[@VICTOR-jg4vv]

Of COURSE THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING LIKE THAT GET A LIFE IT WAS WAR THE ENEMY WERE JUST SO INNOCENT I AM JUST SO PLEASED HE WAS THERE AND NOT SOMEONE LIKE YOU

[@michaelrooks4030]

Really coward 😆 🤣 😂...we're u there bro

[@_tar1kh32]

"Turkish attackers" you mean defenders and btw it was Arabs and Turks who fought the Anzacs in Gallipoli because when Arabs and Turks unit the defeat the imperial beast

[@SamO-ik2cm]

I didn't know the Aussies slaughtered Arabs as well. Good to know.

[@ML6103]

The Arabs couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag so I don’t think anyone gives a rats. Mad respect to the Turks though.

[@philrutherford5798]

@@SamO-ik2cm They were Ottoman Turks - drawn from all regions that the Turks held at the time. Check out a world map from the early 1900s and you will see the strange mix of nationalities that made up the defenders of the peninsula.

[@peacemaker2988]

@@ML6103 your right exactly.

[@jspee1965]

Jesus a lot has changed in trans Turcic / Australian relations over the last 12 years.

[@anthonyeaton5153]

Why do you Aussies have to keep telling everyone how brave you were/are. Is it a pressing need or an inferiority complex. Give it a rest We have heard you message again and again and….. There were a few other people in those wars just in case you didn’t know.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

British troops earned more v c they don't make films its there duty Noel Chavasse got 2 VC the only 1

[@stitchjones7134]

Should make films about them too then eh? But that's your history, not ours. So feel free to bugger off ;)

[@southaussie5108]

A New Zelander was also given 2 VC's

[@jamesmccann3228]

I'm sorry but I have to disagree... Not only do the Brits make films about their VC winners one of them is a Christmas staple... Zulu... Look it up. The second point is: Winning a VC is not a British soldiers duty, if it were there would be millions of the things out there. The point is that the recipient has done something way way way outside the norm. "The award is especially given to persons who, in the presence of the enemy, display the most conspicuous gallantry; a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice; or extreme devotion to duty." For every front line infantry soldier there tend to be 3 to 4 supporting staff in non combat rolls. Drivers, cooks, store persons, brigade HQ personal, pilots, refusers, mechanics... the list goes on. These people do their duty too. Without them there would be no bombs, bullets, food and water, cloths, oil etc. The fact that you know anything about the VC speaks to how important it is. And yes, more films need to be made about the people who received them. The thing is a lot of them would rather just get on with their lives. Reliving events that were horrific over and over again is not pleasant....

[@stitchjones7134]

@@jamesmccann3228 That's your opinion mate. I'm veteran, and I like to see the tales of my fellow servicemen honoured, particularly those who managed extraordinary achievements. I can't think of any of my fellows who would disagree with that. But then, opinions are like proverbials, everyone has one.

[@angelastephenson3194]

@@stitchjones7134 no doubt the anzacs were brilliant and brave troops but they weren't the only ones something like twenty thousand British troops died at gallipoli they certainly paid the butchers bill although u wouldn't fucking believe it if u watched the Mel Gibson film of the same name

[@t.durustein2185]

Is the bravery and heroism here the Anzac soldiers used by the British, who had the most technological weapons and unlimited resources of the period, or the Turks who defended their homeland against those huge navy ships without even proper ammunition? Keep fooling yourselves

[@JaneA544]

Also the turks had German officers directing them, how come that's forgotten