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Description: | Notebook containing ms diary entries (20pp), with ts transcription (5pp), covering his service as a NCO with the Royal Engineers at Gallipoli, ?August - December 1915, describing attacks on Gully Beach and Chocolate Hill and referring to the disastrous effect which the storms hitting the Peninsula towards the end of 1915 had on conditions for the troops of both sides, praising the Turks for their bravery and fighting skill while criticising the lack of experienced officers available to the British; and in Salonika where he describes a British attack on Babuna Pass in ?September 1918. Also held with the collection are an embroidered postcard and another card containing "a rough sketch of my palace (barn) where I stayed during my short rest after the terrible exploits of Gallipoli."
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Catalogue date 2001-08-01 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lane, J T | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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