A few days prior to the Gallipoli invasion the bulk of the troops left to participate in the attack. Throughout the campaign some medical staff were stationed in Alexandria for the worst of the casualties.
The ANZACS trained in Egypt.
Egypt.
The Anzacs landed in Egypt in late October 1914. They were originally bound for Europe via the Suez Canal, but stopped in Egypt when Turkey joined forces with Germany.
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Egypt
They undertook extensive training in Egypt.
Australia and Egypt.
Because that was the only place for them to train where they wouldn't get killed or injured.
Prior to the attack on Galipolli, the ANZACs trained in Egypt.
they were sent to Egypt on august 1914. they trained for four and a half months near cairo before being shipped to the gallipoli peninsula.
the Anzacs put a hole in a pan that dripped into another one that set off the trigger of the gun. so the Turks thought they were still there. The Anzacs put bandages on the oars so they made less noise when the Anzacs were rowing away.