The annual ceremony to honour the anniversary of the battle of Chunuk Bair was held at the Malone Memorial Gates in Stratford on Sunday morning. A small group gathered in Stratford on Sunday to honour the anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair, which was fought during the Gallipoli campaign of 1915. The annual ceremony was held at the Malone Memorial Gates at 9am, and the wet weather held off as wreaths were laid. Malone's Wellington Battalion of the New Zealand Infantry Brigade captured the summit of Chunuk Bair before dawn on August 8. The Ottoman forces recaptured Chunuk Bair on August 10.

Source: Stuff August 08, 2021 04:07 UTC