In the written article, Getting to Gallipoli: the Anzacs' journey, by J.R. Nethercote, the article shows what happened in the ANZACs voyage from Australia to Gallipoli. The main key points were how many troops the ANZACs (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) had, the boat, (with more than 40 ships, 30,000 troops and nearly 8000 horses from New Zealand and Australia) sailed from Albany, Australia on 1 November 1914. Most soldiers thought that they were first heading to England for training, then to the Western Front - a war during the first world war.
Text Title: Getting to Gallipoli: the Anzacs' journey
Text Type: Article
Text Creator: J.R. Nethercote
Critical Literacy Question: What genre does this text belong to?
Date: 5 March 2021
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| Credit: Wairarapa's World War Centenary Arawa in Wellington. Wellington Infantry Battalion men of the Main Body wait to board their home for six weeks. |
The genre of this written article is historical information the readers about the ANZACs voyage from New Zealand and Australia to Western Front via Egypt then to Gallipoli. This text also informs readers where the ships went in detail.
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| Credit: National Army Museum 'Gallipoli Peninsula. The Landing from HMT River Clyde April 25th 1915' |
