Letter from Jack [Churchill] (A. H. Q. [Army Headquarters] Dardanelles Army) to WSC, 22 Dec [1915]

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/1/1/4/1-2

Scope and Contents

On subjects including the possibility of WSC getting command of an army brigade but Jack thought WSC would find it boring; the evacuation of troops from Gallipoli (Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay, but remaining in Helles); Lord Ribblesdale's and Lord Lansdowne's remarks about the evacuations from Gallipoli in the House of Lords leading to the shelling of beaches by Turkish troops; and the command of [General Sir William] Birdwood.

Dates

Creation: 22 Dec [1915]

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s)

Additional Description

Former/Other Reference

WCHL 14/1/35-36

Bibliography

Extracts of this letter are published in 'Winston S. Churchill' volume III 'The Challenge of War' by Martin Gilbert, p. 619 and 'The Churchill Documents' volume 7 'The Escaped Scapegoat, May 1915-December 1916' by Martin Gilbert, pp.1343-1344.