Historical place archive

Lemnos in History

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

5 records5 event labels3 people1915–1915

Historical events in Lemnos

1915

1915
Gallipoli Landing Plan Developed
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton · World War, 1st

Hamilton develops simultaneous landings at Cape Helles and north of Gaba Tepe with a French diversion at Kum Kale.

23 April 1915
Landing Delayed Two Days by Weather
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton · World War, 1st

Hamilton delays the invasion from 23 to 25 April because rough weather disrupts the assault timetable.

24 April 1915
Covering Force Embarks for Anzac
Ewen George Sinclair-MacLagan · World War, 1st

Sinclair-MacLagan's 3rd Australian Brigade embarks as the covering force for the ANZAC landing.

24 April 1915
New Zealand Division Embarks from Lemnos
Alexander John Godley · World War, 1st

Godley's New Zealand and Australian Division prepares to follow the first Australian waves ashore.

14 September 1915
New Zealand Infantry Withdrawn to Lemnos
Alexander John Godley · World War, 1st

Godley's depleted New Zealand infantry units leave ANZAC temporarily for rest on Lemnos.

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