Lemnos - The Anzac Heritage

Australian soldiers resting at camp on Lemnos 1915 Australian war Memorial image H02289

Lemnos's Anzac heritage is a crucial but often overlooked part of the Gallipoli campaign.
Lemnos was the major base of operations, the place where the Anzacs practiced the landings, where the Australian nurses and medical staff established their hospitals, where the sick and injured soldiers returned for treatment and where the soldiers returned for brief periods of rest.
It was also where the war that began at Gallipoli in 1915 ended in 1918, with the Armistice of Mudros.
To find out more please download our informative Fact Sheet - LGCC Fact Sheet - or go to the following pages to read about key aspects of Lemnos' Anzac story:

Lemnos - The Gateway to the Dardanelles	Lemnos and Anzac	The AIF and Lemnos
Nurses on Lemnos	The Anzacs and the Lemnians	Lemnos - An Anzac Marriage
Lemnos and the Navy - Dangerous Waters	Some Important Visitors to Lemnos	Lemnos - Where the War Ended
Lemnos - The Anzacs that remain

Some members of the 6th Battalion halt to let some local villagers pass on the road to Therma on Lemnos. Australian War Memorial image C01169

Bluejackets from British battleship ashore near Sarpi Camp to play football Australian War Memorial image C04124