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Description: | Ms copy of a letter (7pp) written during his service with the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers (86th Brigade, 29th Division) describing in good detail his experiences during the landing at Gallipoli on 'W' Beach on 25 April 1915, including the difficulties in cutting through the barbed wire defences, avoiding Turkish sniper fire, watching his men fall in large numbers during a manoeuvre to the other flank of the line, the excellent discipline of his soldiers, and two close encounters with death. He later was awarded the VC for his actions.
Cataloguer KAW
Catalogue date 2006-08-08 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Willis, R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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