On April 24th headquarters,Y and Z companies left Lemnos in the Alaunia for Tenedos, where they transferred to the River Clyde. The Hampshire were allotted to No.3 hold, abaft the funnel. The covering force as to make its biggest effort at V Beach. Three companies of the Dublin Fusiliers were to lead the way in 'tows', each of four boats holding about 30 men apiece and hauled by steamboats. The Munsters, the last company of the Dublin's, and the Headquarters wing of the Hampshire, with Y and Z Companies were on board a collier, the River Clyde which was to be run aground on the beach; ports had been cut in her sides to enable the men to get out quickly on to a steam hopper towed alongside her port side to provide a gangway ashore.

Shortly before midnight on April the 24th the flotilla left for the Peninsula. The River Clyde grounded 40 yards from the beach before the tows reached the beach, almost immediately a devastating fire caught the crowded boats and within a few minutes terrible losses had been inflicted, men trying to escape jumped into the water and a large amount drowned due to there heavy equipment. Commander Unwin managed to get three lighters in tow on her starboard side into position to make a bridge, giving the Munsters a chance to dash along the gangways to shore. So murderous and accurate was the fire, that only a handful achieved their purpose and the gangways were soon filled with dead and wounded. The sailor helping Commander Unwin was killed and the lighters drifted into deeper water.

A few men made it wading ashore but after 20 men were killed of N0# 9 Platoon of Y company who attempted to get ashore, the Commanding Officer stopped any further attempts because of the useless loss of life. Meanwhile boats on the starboard side of the collier made a dash for the shore under heavy fire (15 men being hit ) these troops joined the Dublin's and Munsters sheltering along a bank under the Sedd el Bahr cliffs.

These men attempted to attack Sedd el Bahr fort but were beaten back. Later in the afternoon fire on V beach slackened and sailors hauled the lighters connecting the collier with the shore back into position where again the Munsters tried to rush the shore, only to awaken the Turkish machine-guns and be checked. Rather later naval gunfire from 3 battleships gave the Turkish positions a fresh pounding and sent the Turks into cover and 19 Hampshire's accompanied by Dublin's and Munsters dashed into Sedd el Bahr fort and took up positions on the north face. This prevented the Turks from counter attacking on that side and allowed the rest of the troops on the River Clyde to come ashore.

****** David Lock sent transcripts of newspapers taken at the time of the landings by the second battalion at Gallipoli about a Private James Lock ( his uncle )of the 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment Number 10418 who at the time was 15 years old and was wounded 3 times and makes a very interesting read.

Cambrai was to give the 2nd Hampshire's yet another battle in 1917, their hardest of that year. The Hindenburg Line, was skilfully sited and well dug the Germans held strong positions and support, and also constructed a formidable rearward line, the Masnieres-Beaurevoir. November 20th at 06.25 am The artillery opened up, tanks, and infantry advanced seven Divisions being employed in the attack. NEEDS MORE

On June 5th, 2nd Lieutenant George Moor won the 2nd Battalion its first Victoria Cross He was eighteen years old and had been with the Battalion seven months his citation reads:[see Awards Page]