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Tom Stanley's Assault

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Tom Stanley took part in the battle of hill 60, which was the last major Assault of the entire Gallipoli campaign. The assault started on the 21st of August 1915, and was planned to take place at the same time as another assault on Scimitar Hill, where the British were planning to take it. It was estimated that if both assaults were successful, it would secure the linkage of the Anzac and British forces that would range for about 2 miles. In total, 2 major assaults were made on the Hill by Allied forces. The the first assault was mostly unsuccessful and only made minimal progress towards capture, and the Turkish forces held firm, even after a second Australian battalion came to support a day later. The second major assault - five days later

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