Brian Desmond Hurst – Empress at Gallipoli

Brian Desmond Hurst – Empress at Gallipoli

‘Some people have asked me over the years whether I’m bisexual. In fact, I am tri-sexual. The Army, the Navy and the Household Cavalry.’ So spake Brian Desmond Hurst, Ireland’s most prolific 20th century director. This account focuses on the Belfast man’s...
Well Done Ted – Edward Whitaker Lowndes (1884-1915)

Well Done Ted – Edward Whitaker Lowndes (1884-1915)

  One of the most simple yet moving epitaphs that we found during our too-short visit to Gallipoli in May 2025 stood in the beautifully situated Beach Cemetery, near Anzac Cove. Inscribed on the headstone for Trooper Edward Whitaker Lowndes of the 3rd Australian...
The Battle of Seddelbahr, 1915

The Battle of Seddelbahr, 1915

Tracking the Royal Munster Fusiliers and allied Irish regiments heroic but catastrophic amphibious assault on Gallipoli’s V Beach from the troop ship River Clyde in the face of heavy casualties and fierce Ottoman resistance. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library...
Sackville Carden and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles

Sackville Carden and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles

The first attempt to win the Gallipoli campaign was conducted by a Royal Navy fleet that was fatally below par. Having lost his nerve shortly before the attack was due to commence, poor old Vice-Admiral Carden was relieved of his command. One third of the fleet was...