Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 13/90
Title
Correspondence with Admiral of the Fleet Sir John de Robeck, 1919-1926, chiefly relating to Gallipoli commemorations
Date(s)
- 1919 Apr 10 - 1926 Jan 26 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file, 26 letters
Scope and content
Correspondence between Hamilton and AF Sir John Michael de Robeck, 1st Bt, mainly regarding commemorations of the Gallipoli landings of 25 Apr 1915, and including letter from Hamilton, 26 Jan 1926, on recent evidence from Lt Col Betham Wilkins Shuttleworth, late Bde Maj of 32 Bde, 11 (Northern) Div, at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, relating to the refusal of Maj Gen Frederick Hammersley to allow 32 Bde to advance on Anafarta Sagir on 8 Aug 1915. 1 file, 26 letters