1st Inniskillings embark for Lemnos and Gallipoli.

Event
Fri, 04/09/1915

The 1st Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers had departed England in March 1915 for Egypt where the Battalion re-embarked at Alexandria, Egypt for Lemnos. The Inniskillings remained on the island until 25 April 1915 when the 29th Division landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

To read more on the background to the Gallipoli campaign and articles about various actions please click on The Gallipoli Campaign an Introduction.

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