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Casualties

  • The Leader publishes a tally of Australian war casualties to date: 376 dead and 3047 wounded
  • William George Hines enlists. William is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 29 April 1918.
  • The British destroyer HMS Rattlesnake and men of the 9th Battalion launch a night attack on a Turkish trench near the beach at Gaba Tepe, the aim of which is to persuade the enemy that a major offensive is to take place.
  • British battleship HMS Majestic is torpedoed by the German submarine U-21 at Cape Helles. The Majestic sinks and 49 men are drowned. This is the third battleship to be torpedoed off the Gallipoli peninsula in two weeks.
The last moments HMS Majestic. Image courtesy The War Illustrated, 26 June 1915.

The last moments HMS Majestic.
Image courtesy The War Illustrated, 26 June 1915.