2015 marks the Centenary of the ill fated allied invasion of Gallipoli in which almost 600,000 Allies and Turkish soldiers were killed. Included in the British Forces were the men who formed 1/6th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. These men were drawn mainly from Bury, Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale, Todmorden and what is today Greater Manchester. It is to the memory of the men of both sides and the recognition of their sacrifice this blog and the Reading The Century events have been facilitated by the Rochdale Co-operative Members Volunteer Group.
Local Area Roll of Honour

Event Gallery

Eileen Earnshaw and some of the Reading The Century Gallipoli Centenary Poems
on display within the Digital War Museum at Rochdale Central Library
Painting by John Cooke displayed at the Digital War Museum No1 Riverside Rochdale
Part of the 21st Century Viewpoint display by John Cooke
at No1 Riverside Rochdale

21st Century Viewpoint by John Cooke at No1 Riverside Rochdale

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