Gallipoli

The Gallipoli was a Mediterranean peninsular in Turkey which was the site of a notable battle in World War I. (PROSE: Direct Action)

Geography

The peninsula was a place of scrub, dirt, and deep ridges. (PROSE: Direct Action)

History

The Gallipoli campaign of World War I occurred in 1915, when the British Empire sent its army, mostly from the Australia New Zealand Army Corp, to take the peninsula before quickly moving on to Constantinople. The terrain and the enemy turned out to be much more than the British had bargained for, and the ANZAC soldiers were slaughtered. (PROSE: Direct Action)

References

In the 1970s, the Third Doctor claimed to Robbins that he was wounded in the leg in Crimea. He quickly changed his story to say it was Gallipoli, and then El Alamein, before questioning if it mattered. (TV: The Sea Devils)