The Bad Luck Battalion | A Verbatim Anzac War Story

Three lucky men survived Gallipoli. Hear how they describe it—now with an ebook option.

1,200 Otago Battalion soldiers landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. Within three weeks, only 200 remained alive. It only got worse from there.

The Bad Luck Battalion weaves together the true stories of three survivors—John Skinner, George Skerrett (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Mamoe), and Henry Lewis—and what they endured through the rest of the bloody campaign.

The full, uncut audio: 32 minutes. Three voices. No music, no dramatisation—just their eyewitness words, spoken aloud.

Performed by Arthur Meek, Brad McCormick, and Jono Hutchison. Introduced by New Zealand broadcaster Jack Tame.

"Their words reveal the pain and the pride of this pivotal campaign for New Zealanders." — Christopher Pugsley, New Zealand military historian.

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