Note 235 — Chapter XV · THE FIFTH ACT
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The following rough estimate of the Turkish forces was made by the General Staff about a week before the evacuation:
Place. Regiment. Number.
Suvla Lines—
Kiretch Tepe 126th 2100
At foot of Kiretch Tepe 127th 3000
Farther in plain 33rd 3000
Anafarta plain 79th Uncertain
Farther south 35th Uncertain
Still farther south 34th 1800
Near Scimitar Hill 66th Uncertain
Foot of W Hill 25th 2400
Opposite Hetman Chair 66th Uncertain
Anzac Lines—
Opposite Kabak Kuyu 17th 1600
Opposite Hill 60 16th 1200
Upper Asma Dere 20th 1800
Abdel Rahman Bair 19th 2300
Koja Chemen Tepe 24th 2000
The Farm 22nd 1800
Battleship Hill 48th 2000
Opposite Russell’s Top 72nd 2000
In reserve there 48th Uncertain
Opposite Quinn’s 27th 2000
German Officers’ and Johnston’s Jolly 57th 2000
Lone Pine 125th 1600
South of Lone Pine 47th 1800
Leane’s Trench 36th 1000
Extreme south to Gaba Tepe 77th 2700
Three regiments were in reserve at Suvla, and three at Anzac. The Army Headquarters were just south of Koja Dere; Corps Headquarters in the north behind Anafarta Sagir; in the south at Koja Dere. There were large camps at Ejelmer Bay and Turchen Keui (a few miles inland from the bay) in the north, and at Koja Dere in the south.
At Helles the numbers were then uncertain or not available, but the following regiments were posted opposite our lines from our left to right:
Place. Regiment.
West of Gully Ravine 70th
East of Gully Ravine 71st
West of Krithia Nullah 124th
East of Krithia Nullah 38th
On Achi Baba Nullah 45th
Between that and Kerevez Dere 56th
In Kerevez Dere 55th
Opposite Fort Gouez 42nd
Overlooking the Strait 41st
Taking an average of 2000 per regiment, this gives a total of 18,000, apart from reserves; but it is a low estimate. The Headquarters were at Ali Bey Farm.