ROMANTIC GALLIPOLI STORY.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 April 1919, Page 2

ROMANTIC GALLIPOLI STORY.

A romantic episode in relation to tlio Gallipoli campaign is brought into special prominence in a dispatch received recently from the A.I.FT, headquarters, London, by the Acting Minister of Defence in Australia. After the Anzacs had established themselves upon Gallipoli says an English newspaper the Second Australian Brigade was removed to the southern portion of the peninsula to co-operate with British troops in the operations of early May. The brigade gained its objectives, but lost heavily. One of its soldiers found a photograph of a girl on a portion of the fought-over ground, and the picture so impressed him that lie has retained it ever since. Coming ever to England for his first leave in February last, ho showed the photograph to a canteen worker, saying that though it seemed impossible that he should do so, he would like to meet the original of it. The lady said tlio picture greatly resembled a friend of l.ers. and offered to arrange an introduction. The Australian is now married. The photograph was identified as one that had been given by the lady it depicted to her husband, who was killed in the Gallipoli operations. But the widow is not sacrificing the memory of her dead husband nor discarding her weeds. The photograph had been taken years ago, and it is the daughter of the original and the dead soldier that the Anzac will take bade with him to Australia.