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Typed copy of statement and commentary by Hamilton upon the evidence given to the Dardanelles Commission by R Adm Roger John Brownlow Keyes, former Naval Chief of Staff during the Gallipoli Campaign, mainly relating to the lack of artillery and signallers landed with 9 Corps at Suvla Bay; casualties suffered by 9 Corps, 7-10 Aug 1915; arrangements for the supply of water at Suvla. 24pp

Typescript statement by Hamilton to the Dardanelles Commission, justifying his selection of Imbros as a base for General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF); describing the arrival of Lt Gen the Hon Sir Frederick William Stopford in the Dardanelles and his introduction of Stopford to future operations of the MEF; Hamilton's denial that he had failed to maintain contact with soldiers of the MEF. With appendix listing officers visited and troops inspected by Hamilton, 29 Apr 1915-13 Oct 1915. 21pp

Typed copy of statement and commentary by Hamilton upon the evidence given to the Dardanelles Commission by Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir John Grenfell Maxwell; Maj Gen Charles Roderick Robert McGrigor; Lt Col Harold Franz Passawer Percival; Maj Gen Sir Stanley Brenton Von Donop; Lt Gen the Hon Sir Frederick William Stopford; Maj Gen Frederick Hammersley; Lt Gen Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon; Lt Col Charles Merton Stephen; Brig Gen Alain Chartier de Lotbinière Joly de Lotbinière; Brig Gen Alexander William Roper; Maj Gen Edward Mabbott Woodward; Col Gilbert Sutherland McDowell Elliot; Maj Gen Sir Herbert Vaughan Cox; Maj Gen Walter Pipon Braithwaite; Keith Arthur Murdoch; Lt Gen Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston; Maj Arthur William Mayo-Robson; Lt Col Leslie Orme Wilson MP; Lt Gen Sir Henry Crichton Sclater; Surgeon Gen Sir James Porter; Capt William Maxwell; Lt Gen Sir William Riddell Birdwood. Two copies (one with manuscript annotations by by R Adm Roger John Brownlow Keyes). 115pp

Typed copy of statement and commentary by Hamilton upon the evidence given to the Dardanelles Commission by Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, war correspondent on Gallipoli, regarding the conduct of operations during the campaign. With copies of correspondence relating to the refusal of Lt Gen Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon, General Officer Commanding 10 (Irish) Div, to serve under Maj Gen Henry de Beauvoir de Lisle, General Officer Commanding 9 Corps, 9 Jun 1915-8 Sep 1915. Two identical copies. 78pp

Typed copy of statement and commentary by Hamilton upon the evidence given to the Dardanelles Commission by Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, war correspondent on Gallipoli, regarding the conduct of operations during the campaign. Excludes associated correspondence relating to the refusal of Lt Gen Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon to serve under Maj Gen Henry de Beauvoir de Lisle. Three identical copies. 43pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Cheam School war memorial, on the failure of the Treaty of Versailles to end World War One. Speech not given. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Wood Green and Southgate British Legion, London, on the economic rise of the USA and decline of Great Britain; his opposition to the 'dole' as sapping the will of the unemployed to work. 7pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to war orphans, Drill Hall, Battersea, London, reminding them of their duties as children of heroes. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Royal Marines Old Comrades Association, London, on the importance of closer cooperation between the Royal Navy and the Army; the responsibility of Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe of St Peter, for pressing the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula Dardanelles. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the dinner of the British Section of the Returned New Zealand Soldiers' Association, in tribute to the New Zealand troops he had seen as Inspector General of Overseas Forces in 1914. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Near and Middle East Association, on the recent Franco-Yugoslav Treaty of Friendship, and his account of his visit to the Balkans in 1908. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Mounted Infantry Dinner Club, praising the work of the club secretary Maj Maurice Tomlin, and introducing the guests FM Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Baron Plumer of Messines and Bilton, and Gen Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Metropolitan Area British Legion, at the Imperial Services Institute, Whitehall, London, on their achievement in unifying ex-servicemen. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Glasgow and Lanarkshire Association of London, proposing the toast, 'The guests' to Col Rt Hon Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Bt; Col Sir Robert King Stewart and Sir (Charles) Edward Troup. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Glasgow and Lanarkshire Association of London, with an account of his taking the salute in place of FM Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen, during a parade of ex-servicemen in Glasgow, Jul 1925. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the dinner of the Glasgow and Lanarkshire Association of London, describing his administrative methods during his service as Assistant Adjutant General for Musketry in India, and as Adjutant General and Quartermaster General at the War Office. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Fellowship of the Maple Leaf for the supply of teachers for western Canada, London, on the moral dangers to Canada from the USA; his reminiscences of Canada during his tour as Inspector General of Overseas Forces in 1913. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the British Legion, Darwen, Lancashire, on the importance of recruiting more ex-servicemen to the Legion to combat harsh economic policies, and deprecating the sale of the steamer RIVER CLYDE. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the City of London British Legion, Mansion House, London, on the achievement of FM Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig in unifying ex-servicemen, and comparing the Legion to similar organisations in France, Germany and Italy. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Goff's Oak and Turnford British Legion, Hertfordshire, giving an account of his visit to Preston hall, Aylesford, Kent, a Legion home for consumptive ex-servicemen. 7pp