Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 8/2/7
Title
Text of evidence given by Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood to the Dardanelles Commission, Mar 1917, on topics including landing sites, supplies and evacuation
Date(s)
- 1917 Mar 6 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
58pp, 3 copies
Scope and content
Typed copy of evidence of Lt Gen Sir William Riddell Birdwood, former General Officer Commanding ANZAC, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 21221-21511, mainly relating to the choice of initial landing sites; supply of food and water; the battle of Sari Bair and the decision to evacuate the Gallipoli Peninsula. Three identical copies. 58pp