text: It is the ground on which their husbands fought during the First World War. One hundred years on, these war widows are visiting the battlefields in Gallipoli - many of them for the first time. The war widows - who were much younger than their returned servicemen husbands - will be the guests of honour at the Gallipoli dawn service on Saturday. Among them is Jean Pockett, who experienced a little heart scare as she arrived in Turkey on Thursday. As she landed, she didn't feel so well and had to see the doctor. Scroll down for video . Jean Pockett, the widow of Private Arthur Herbert Pockett , is one of 10 war widows brought to Gallipoli by the Department of Veteran's Affairs for Anzac Day this Saturday on the Gallipoli Peninsular . Mrs Pockett (left) is the widow of Private Arthur Pockett (right), who fought with Australian forces on the Western Front during the First World War . Married life taught Mrs Pockett about the difficulties faced by war widows, who have often given so much to support men left damaged by war . 'He said "I'm sure you've got a heart murmur". I said what a load of garbage,' Mrs Pockett said, sitting in an armchair at her hotel in the southern Turkish city of Canakkale. Mrs Pockett is the widow of Private Arthur Pockett, who fought with Australian forces on the Western Front during the First World War. She's one of 10 World War One widows who have travelled to Gallipoli - a group who between them have a deeper understanding of the sacrifice and hardship of war than all the 10,500 Australians and New Zealanders who will see the dawn service on the historic battlefields. Arthur Pockett lost both legs as a result of his wounds at Passchendaele. He and Jean met and married after the war, when Jean was his neighbour and began helping the much older Arthur to look after his cat. Married life was difficult as Arthur suffered continually from his injuries. 'He was on morphine all the time and it was not a very happy union really because he spent more time in hospital than at home.' Ruth Littler - widow of Lieutenant Burnett Littler - arrived at Gallipoli on Thursday, April 22 . Ruth Littler's husband Lieutenant Guy Littler (right) was sent from Egypt to the Western Front where he collected a lifelong souvenir - shrapnel in his neck . Seeing the Gallipoli cliffs for the first time was an emotional experience for Mrs Littler. 'I was blown away,' she said . But married life also taught Jean about the difficulties faced by war widows, who have often given so much to support men left damaged by war. She is deeply involved in the War Widows Guild of Queensland, the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation and volunteers at hospitals. With her commitment to the legacy of soldiers, Mrs Pockett has a special reason for being in Gallipoli this year. 'I was on the spot where we're going for Anzac Day over 40 years ago, when it was a paddock with sheep grazing on it and men going around with metal detectors pulling bombs out of the ground,' she said. 'Now I want to see it when it's all finished and I'm glad that he's up there looking to see that I am.' Private Robert Alldritt in uniform (left) and with his wife Veronica Alldritt (right) who is one of 10 war widows brought to Gallipoli this year . War widow Veronica Alldritt will join more than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders at the ANZAC Commemorative site at Gallipoli for the ANZAC Day 100th anniversary commemoration . Ms Alldritt's late husband Private Robert Gregory Alldritt served at Gallipoli in 1915 . Ruth Littler's husband Lieutenant Guy Littler was sent from Egypt to the Western Front where he collected a lifelong souvenir - shrapnel in his neck. His father and brother fought at Gallipoli and in Europe, and his father was killed on the Western Front. Seeing the Gallipoli cliffs for the first time was an emotional experience for Mrs Littler. 'I was blown away,' she said. 'Imagine them - I can't believe what they went through.' Private Wilfred Roy Forbes in uniform (left) and later with his wife, now war widow, Claire Forbes (right) War widow Claire Forbes landed in Turkey on Thursday to honour her late husband Private Wilfred Roy Forbes . The 86-year-old, of Queensland, is paying tribute to her late husband who served in France in 1917 . War widow Claire Forbes (right) pictured with Marjorie Cameron (left) as they arrive on the Gallipoli Peninsular on Thursday . Marjorie Cameron (right), 90, of Laurieton in NSW, and widow of Fitter Ernest Adkins (left), who served on the Western Front during World War I . One hundred years on, the battlefields in Gallipoli have been revisited by ten Australian war widows including Mrs Cameron . All 10 war widows have visited the battlefield sites and already the experience has been moving. It has also been a particularly poignant journey for Rita Chisholm as this is her first trip to Gallipoli. The 80-year-old widow of Captain John MacKellar Chisholm spoke fondly of her latest memories of her husband. 'He was a beautiful person, a great mentor to me, a proud man and a very loving man,' she told Channel Nine's Mornings. War widow Valarie Travathick, whose late husband served as a soldier in World War I, is also in Gallipoli . Betty Johnson (left), 81, of Western Australia and widow of Trooper Frank Osmond Maidment, and Rita Chisholm (right), 80, of Queensland and widow of Captain John MacKellar Chisholm . All 10 war widows - who were much younger than their returned servicemen husbands - will be guests of honour at the Gallipoli dawn service . The women have visited the battlefield sites and already the experience has been moving. For some, it is their first time visiting Gallipoli . The group of women have a deeper understanding of the sacrifice and hardship of war than all the 10,500 Australians and New Zealanders who will see the dawn service on the historic battlefields . Michael Ronaldson, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, speaks with the ten war widows in Gallipoli .
target: Ten Australian war widows travelled to Gallipoli to attend this Saturday's Anzac centenary commemorations .
  The group - who were much younger than their husbands - are guests of honour at the Gallipoli dawn service .
  They will join more than 10,000 Australians and New Zealanders at the ANZAC Commemorative site at Gallipoli .