Historical place archive

Hill 60 in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Hill 60 in Australia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records7 event labels4 people1915–1915

Historical events in Hill 60

1915

21 August 1915
Hill 60 Platoon Advance Rallied
Wilfred Addison · World War, 1st

Addison rallies his platoon under machine-gun fire during the first assault on Hill 60.

27 August 1915
Ninth Light Horse Commits to Hill 60
Carew Reynell · World War, 1st

Reynell's 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment is committed as reinforcements during the renewed fighting for Hill 60.

28 August 1915
Ninth Light Horse Enters Hill 60 Fighting
Carew Reynell · World War, 1st

Reynell leads the 9th Light Horse Regiment in close fighting during the renewed assault on Hill 60.

28 August 1915
Reynell Killed at Hill 60
Carew Reynell · World War, 1st

Reynell is killed while his regiment fights for Ottoman trenches during the second phase of the Hill 60 battle.

28 August 1915
Reynell Killed during Hill 60 Fighting
Carew Reynell · World War, 1st

Reynell is killed while his regiment is engaged in the continuing struggle for Hill 60.

29 August 1915
Hill 60 Bombing Defence
Hugo Vivian Throssell · World War, 1st

Throssell helps hold captured trenches during repeated Ottoman bomb attacks at Hill 60.

29 August 1915
Tenth Light Horse Enters Hill 60 Bombing Fight
Philip Fry · World War, 1st

Fry commands a combined squadron as the 10th Light Horse fights through captured trenches with bombs and rifles before dawn.

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