Letter from Jack [Churchill] (A. H. Q. [Army Headquarters] Dardanelles Army) to WSC, 22 Dec [1915]
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]
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Extent
1 item(s)
External Documents
Former/Other Reference
WCHL 14/1/35-36
Bibliography
Repository Details
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