How the Corps was received within the British forces provides an insight into some of the attitudes to the colonial forces of the time and some of the prejudices that were part of British society. This article pays tribute to those who were part of the Zion Mule Corps as well as providing a clear historical account of its role.
Many of the images illustrating this History Window are from the Australian War Memorial collection. For many, Gallipoli is synonymous with the ANZAC story of the First World War and that is due to a number of factors, not least, it was the first key engagement of the War for Australian and New Zealand troops.
Due to the special place that Gallipoli held for the ANZAC forces when they deployed, and in Remembrance, the images of this campaign provide an insight into life in that battle. As one of the key collections for the Dardanelles, we have chosen them to help form a visual idea of what that campaign was like and the part the Zion Mule corps played.
