 The full extent of casualties on that first day are not known . Birdwood , who did not come ashore until late in the day , estimated between three and four hundred dead on the beaches . The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage claims one in five of the three thousand New Zealanders involved became a casualty . The Australian War Memorial has 860 Australian dead between 25 – 30 April , and the Australian Government estimates 2 @,@ 000 wounded left Anzac Cove on 25 April , but more wounded were still waiting on the battlefields to be evacuated . The Commonwealth War Graves Commission documents that 754 Australian and 147 New Zealand soldiers died on 25 April 1915 . A higher than normal proportion of the ANZAC casualties were from the officer ranks . One theory was that they kept exposing themselves to fire , trying to find out where they were or to locate their troops . Four men were taken prisoner by the Turks . 
 The full extent of casualties on that first day are not known . Birdwood , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>did not come ashore until late in the day , estimated between three and four hundred dead on the beaches . The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>claims</mark></a> one in five of the three thousand New Zealanders involved became a casualty . The Australian War Memorial <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> 860 Australian dead between 25 – 30 April , and the Australian Government <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>estimates</mark></a> 2 @,@ 000 wounded left Anzac Cove on 25 April , but more wounded <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> still waiting on the battlefields to be evacuated . The Commonwealth War Graves Commission documents <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>that</mark></a>754 Australian and 147 New Zealand soldiers died on 25 April 1915 . A higher than normal proportion of the ANZAC casualties <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> from the officer <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>ranks</mark></a> . One theory was that they kept exposing themselves to fire , trying to find out where they <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> or to locate their troops . Four men <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>were</mark></a> taken prisoner by the Turks . 
The full extent of casualties on that first day ain't known . Birdwood , did not come ashore til late in the day , estimated between three and 4 hundred dead on the beaches . The New Zealand Ministry fa Culture and Heritage claim one in five of the three thousand New Zealanders involved became a casualty . da Australian War Memorial have 860 Australian dead between 25 – 30 April , and the Australian Government estimate 2 @,@ 000 wounded left Anzac Cove on 25 April , but more wounded was still waiting on tdabattlefields to b evacuated . The Commonwealth War Graves Commission documents 754 Australian and 147 New Zealand soldiers died on 25 April 1915 . A higher than normal proportion of thdaNZAC casualties was from the officer rank . One theory was dat they kept exposing themselves to fire , tryna find out where they was or to locate their troops . Fou4n was taken prisoner by the Turks .