Gallipoli Centenary Education Project

‘From the moment a man arrives on the Gallipoli peninsula till he leaves again
he is within range of shellfire no matter where he goes’
Extract from a diary written by Pts Chas R Bow 7th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

Gallipoli was one of the most controversial and bloodiest campaigns for the First World War.
Over 500,000 Allied troops fought on this campaign including the 7th and 8th battalions of The Cameronians.
This was to become one of the many battle grounds etched into the history of the regiment.
We’re about to begin our part of the Gallipoli Centenary Education Project, an exciting HLF funded national and international schools education project, which has the potential to create pioneering online learning resources principally designed for and by schools. Centred on the stories of individual soldiers, as well as giving the opportunity to look at how this campaign is viewed by other partner organisations and nations, we hope to help give new perspectives to the campaign from both sides.
The lead partner is the highly respected Gallipoli Association. http://www.gallipoli-association.org/
Over the coming months we will keep you up to date with how our part of the project is progressing. Giving you links to the stories and research the schools have uncovered from not only our own regimental collections, but also the work and stories being produced by all the partner organisations.
The new website for the project has just been launched; http://www.gallipoli100education.org.uk/
You can also follow the project on twitter. https://twitter.com/GallipoliEd

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