Post by Administrator on Apr 25, 2024 20:35:49 GMT
On Anzac Day, Barry remembers its heroic paddle steamer
AS Anzac Day is celebrated (on 25th April) people in Barry have been reminded about Barry’s connection to that day.
At dawn on the 25th April 1915, Allied troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The Gallipoli campaign was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war. The day marks the first landings of troops from the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, known as Anzacs.
Barry’s connection with war and naval history means that, as a former Merchant Navy town, we remember the heroics of seamen across the world – including the PS Barry. The paddle steamer PS Barry saw action during both World War One and World War Two. Originally designed in 1907 for a sleepy life carrying tourists along the Bristol Channel, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1914 and went on to save many lives.
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AS Anzac Day is celebrated (on 25th April) people in Barry have been reminded about Barry’s connection to that day.
At dawn on the 25th April 1915, Allied troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. The Gallipoli campaign was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war. The day marks the first landings of troops from the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, known as Anzacs.
Barry’s connection with war and naval history means that, as a former Merchant Navy town, we remember the heroics of seamen across the world – including the PS Barry. The paddle steamer PS Barry saw action during both World War One and World War Two. Originally designed in 1907 for a sleepy life carrying tourists along the Bristol Channel, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1914 and went on to save many lives.
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