Discover the Lemnos Remembrance Trail online

In April, DVA launched the new Lemnos Remembrance Trail website to mark the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. This interactive website offers a fresh and engaging way to explore an important, but often overlooked, chapter of Australia’s First World War history.

The trail honours the brave Australian women and men who served on Lemnos, a small Greek island that played a critical role in the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign.

Lemnos was the final departure point for the Australian landings at Gallipoli. It served as an important rest camp for an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 Australian troops, and as a major hospital base. Between August and November 1915, close to 100,000 sick and wounded soldiers arrived on the island for treatment or evacuated to hospitals in Egypt, Malta and England.

Plans are also underway for the construction of a physical trail on the island. The trail will feature 16 commemorative sites and areas of reflection across the island, supported by interpretive signage at key places of significance.

Visit www.lemnosremembrancetrail.gov.au to learn more and explore this significant part of Australia’s wartime history.