Lala Baba Captured during Night Landing
Troops of Hammersley's 11th Division seize Lala Baba after sharp fighting during the opening night of the Suvla operation.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
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Frederick Hammersley Hammersley Biography and Timeline
Follow Frederick Hammersley Hammersley through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Frederick Hammersley Hammersley, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1915
Landing Craft Ground inside Suvla Bay
Landing craft carrying parts of the 34th Brigade ground offshore, forcing troops to wade and adding confusion to the night landing.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
Eleventh Division Command Control Breaks Down
Hammersley's headquarters lacks reliable knowledge of forward battalion positions while much of the division waits for orders.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
Eleventh Division Pushes toward Chocolate Hill
Hammersley's division advances inland from Suvla toward Chocolate Hill amid confused command arrangements.
Role range: 1914-1918
Eleventh Manchesters Reach Kiretch Tepe Slopes
The 11th Manchester Regiment advances onto the Kiretch Tepe sector while much of the Suvla force remains near the beaches.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
First Scimitar Hill Attack Repulsed
Hammersley's troops attack around Scimitar Hill but are driven back amid increasing Ottoman artillery, rifle fire and burning scrub.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
Piecemeal Scimitar Fighting Ends without Gain
Further unsupported attacks around Scimitar Hill fail and exhausted British units fall back from exposed positions.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
Eleventh Division Command Reorganised
Hammersley is removed from active divisional command after the breakdown of leadership during the opening Suvla operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1915-1915
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