Rough catalogue & odd sketches

Sketchbook of 35 leaves (two leaves removed), containing lists of oil panels and drawings executed in Gallipoli and Palestine 1918-1919 in the Memorial collection. There are 8 pages of incomplete pencil sketches of figures, female nudes and a horse.

Page 2 recto:
Rough Catalogue / Gallipoli / No. 1 / Anzac Cove March 5th / 1919. / No.2 Anzac from / Gaba Tepe / No.3 The Sphinx ¿ from Pluggies¿ / No.4 The Nek Walkers Ridge / 4a Rest of Gully Packmule & / the Draught Horse
Page 2 verso:
No. 5 The Dardanelles / from Chanak 1919 Feb / 6 Heavy snow Chanak / looking towards Mudros / 7. Snow Blizzard & ice / Looking towards / Mudros from Chanak / 8. Colour note of / Lemnos Harbour / 9 West Mudros / Rest Camp.
Page 3 recto:
10. Inside a Chanak / Fort showing affect/ of Naval Gunfire / Grey day ¿ rain / 11 Achi Baba from Tommy¿s / Trench. / 11a Sketch taken during / halt in journey from / Scutari to Cairo / the top of the Taurus / Range / 12. The Sphinx from /near the big dump (illeg.)/ see Bean or Lieut. How. / raining. / 13 unfinished sketch of / storm effect Malta.
Page 3 verso:
14. Unfinished sketch of / the Gall [crossed out] ¿offsider¿ / 15 Helles / showing River Clyde etc. / 16. Burnt Gully / 17. Before Sunrise / from Pine Ridge / looking towards the Nek / 18. Wild flowers pick / near ¿Beachy Bill¿ / 19 Near the top of Owen¿s, with offsider / posing on position [crossed out]
Page 4 recto:
On position reached by one of own men / 20 Water colour study of / Arbutus shrub / see also [crossed out] / 21 So So / Offsider in trench [crossed out] prog / made first day/ Looking towards / Annafarta showing / part of Pluggies & / Sphinx / 22 a topographical / Contour drawing of / Background for / Gallipoli Landing / 23 The Valley of War Records
Page 6 recto:
Palestine / Sign PAL / PAL 1 Jerusalem / sketch from the top/ of the Dung Gate / or eye of the needle / Pal 1a.[underlined] on back of / Pal 1 / First Geometric / design for Nek / Pal 2 [encircled] Interim Hospital / find date. / 14th A G H Balcony / Looking from verandah [crossed out] Balcony of Officers Ward. / Time [illeg.]
Page 6 verso:
PAL / 3 14th A.G.H / Balcony of / Troopers Ward / Study of afternoon / Sunlight effect / PAL Interrupted Sketch / 4 Ref Gypo Rising / Murder & Sudden Death / Scene/ The Bend of the road / going to Abbassia
Page 7 recto:
PAL / 5 Sketch of / Rhotatahur / Steeplechase & troop / Horse / Owner Major Stafford [sketched at [crossed out]/Kasen / PAL / 6 Rough Sketch / of Sunrise effect / Semakh Station. / effect synchronises with / time of attack
Page 7 verso:
PAL / 7. Semak . Back of Station / Showing Bedouin Village / before sunrise ¿ time / synchronises with attack / PAL / 8 Semak / Taken from Road to Tiberias / cattle & Sea of Galilee in foreground / PAL / 9 Semakh
Page 8 recto:
¿9 Contd / Taken from position / in the Direction of / XXXX Gorge / Showing Sea of G / and Esscarry on right / foreground cornfields / This apart from / Military value is a fairly / close study of the effect / & light on the Hills beyond / PAL 10 / THIS SKETCH / Should be given to / Author as it is of / no military value & was / done after hours / 10 Contd¿
Page 8 verso:
¿PAL / 10. Contd. / Sketch of Sundown / effect on Semak / Bedouin Village / Study for the Home / coming of the floates/ PAL 11. Tiberias / Sea of G / in Background / PAL 12 / Roman Bridge over Jordan/at Jisz Benal Jacob¿
Page 9 recto:
PAL / 13 Scene of Ford / across Jordan / Ref 3rd Brigade & Lieut / Herbert, also Lucas / just below Lake / Aule / note attack was at night / this sketch for souvenir only / PAL / 14 Barada Gorge / from the level of road / looking from Damascus / White road & palings
Page 9 verso:
PAL / 15 Barada Gorge / taken from machine g[crossed out] / left side about / 50 odd feet [underlined] up / looking towards / machine gun position / of 5th Brig (Damascus) / & cornering that position of road where an Turkish transport was slaughtered /effect afternoon
Page 10 recto:
PAL / 16. Barada Gorge / Taken from / Machine gun position / 5th Brigade / Looking towards [crossed out] / from Damascus /; inscribed vertically centre right to upper right edge in pencil ¿MY BEST DAMASCUS / SKETCH / PAL / 17. THE FARTHEST / NORTH of / Brigade H of Q (3rd) / Looking along the / Allepo Road / small panel / valuable
Page 10 verso:
PAL / 18 Study of / Sand Cart & team / & Corporal in Charge / (Kantara) / Note. This team galloped / past & you did sketches / but your memory must / supply a lack of men when ¿pulling up¿ / PAL 19. Departure of L H / Troops from Kantara / Time 2.30 / MADRAS
Page 11 recto:
PAL / 20 Unfinished Sketch / of Brig Gen Sir / Chagton¿s Tent / Kantara / This might be given / to the General when finished / PAL / 21 Moascar Series hereafter / called / M.S. /unfinished study of black Horse & rider / PAL/ 22 MS Finished Portrait of Officer¿s / Charger and Groom / ANZAC Mtd Divis: / (Private note/ Weary Walker)
Page 11 verso:
PAL M.S. / 23 unfinished sketch / Note? Long? / Time 1000 / PAL M.S.
24 Study of effect / of light on 2 black / horses in strong / sunlight / with ½ Limber & / 2 escarries / Note considered the most / brilliant achievement
Page 12 recto:
PAL M.S. / 25 the last tents / at Moascar. / Sundown high wind / some dust / PAL MS. / 26 Incinerator at / even 1820. / looking towards Desert / Remnant Canal/ left of horizon/ dump on cess pit / note this is a study / for picture to be / painted title / Finish L. H. / with Gypos.
Page 12 verso:
PAL MS / 27 Ismalia / taken from top / of water tower / Shower sweet water / canal & lake Timsah. ¿ / Pal Cairo / 28. Scene looking / towards Pyramids / along the road to Mena / Total Oils / 51
Page 13 recto:
Drawings / Pencil / Gallipoli / Book A / Contains Pencil / Portrait of Capt Bean / Australian War Correspondent / in France. This / drawing was made under the usual difficulties / but is an accurate rendering / of my vision. Please / keep safely if you cannot appreciate / [inscribed vertically lower right edge] also contains slight notes / here and there 23 only
Page 13 verso:
Book B Contains / 1. On the Road to Tiberius / by the Sulphur Springs / 2. Hand topographical / drawing of scene / left of road from / Tiberius to Jisz Berat Jacob / xxxx Ref Lieut Herbert/ 3. Hand other notes / Private / Book C / Containing / 1 drawing of military/ importance namely
Page 14 recto:
Study of four men lifting/ wounded man on to sand / cart. Recreated for me / by Field Ambulance Unit/Kantara/marked [diagonal cross and four dots] Book D / Contains / 1 [encircled] Head of Turk / Chanak Turk/ 2 [encircled] ZEKI BEY / Detailed for War Records / Part Gallipoli / note this officer met / our trip Damascus/ approx. four light [illeg. Includes a drawing of the cross positioning of the men lifting]
Page 14 verso:
Book D cont. / 3. Slight pencil sketch / KARPURA / Taurus Mountains / 4 The Citadel Allepo / (this is a good drawing) / 5 Portrait of Leiut / Marlin drawn / in 14th A G H / 6. Sister Bower / A.G.H / 7. Jerry Hughes / 8 MAJOR Close. / And rough pencil studies
Page 15 recto:
BOOK / E[crossed out] The Canvas Covered / Book Contained
1. Slight pencil study of Trooper leaning against railings /14th A.G. H.
2. Pencil portrait of/Light Horse Officer/ This drawing was executed in the 14th A.G.H./ I consider it my most satisfactory effort in studied pencil work / & possibly the most valuable / 3. Also slight portrait / of Sister Lane showing / dimpled arms. / 4 Also portrait of MAJOR / Worthington DADV.S.¿
Page 15 verso:
Water Colour Book / Dark Green Cover/ Contains / Watercolour study of / arbutus already catalogued / under headings of Gallipoli as / 20. Also 21 / And slight water colour / unfinished of Kantara / on Peace Celebration day / this comes under heading / of PAL and may [crossed out] will for catalogue purpose / be marked zero [inscribed within a rectangle a zero with a line through it written numerically next to it] / Blue Covered Book / already catalogued as / 22 X X X¿
Page 16 recto:
19 / Total Grand / Oils/ Gallipoli 23 / PAL / M.S & Cairo 28 / Drawings 19 / carried forward 70 pieces [underlined] / inscribed lower right in pencil ¿ Ismailia / French Club¿ [also inscribed lower right corner in pencil 531]
Page 16 verso:
Inscribed top left corner in pencil ¿532 ¿
Page 17 recto:
Carried [crossed out] Brought Forward 70 pieces / Book E / (note two slight studies of / (hindquarters of horse resting.) / (on back of ) / Contains / Pencil study of Caeolet [underlined] / Topographical notes. / (Damascus Stunt) / Head of [illeg.] in Wallad / (Gypo Boy) / Anatomical studies of / Horses. / Studies of light & [illeg.] / horses. / The last Sentry / Moascar¿
Page 17 verso:
Continued Book E / Accurate drawing of Semak Station / Looking towards Barada Gorge.

• recto: not titled [rough line sketch] [page1]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli works No.1 - 4a] verso: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli works No.5 - 9] [page 2]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli works Nos 19-23] [page 4]
• recto: not titled [unfinished line sketch] [page 5]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine works PAL Nos 1-2] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Palestine works PAL Nos 3-4] [page 6]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine works PAL Nos 5 - 6] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Palestine works PAL Nos 7 -9] [page 7]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine works PAL Nos 9 - 10] ; verso: [Listing of Palestine works PAL Nos 10-12] [page 8]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine works Nos 13-14] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Palestine works No.15] [page 9]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine works Nos 16 - 17] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Palestine works Nos 18 - 19] [page 10]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine Moascar series of works Nos 20 - 22] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Palestine Moascar series of works Nos 23 - 24] [page 11]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Palestine Moascar series of works Nos 25 - 26] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Palestine Moascar series of works Nos 27 - 28] [page 12]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli and Palestine drawings Book A] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli and Palestine drawings Books B and C] [page 13]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli and Palestine drawings Book C and D] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli and Palestine drawings Book D] [page 14]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli and Palestine drawings Canvas covered book] ; verso: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli and Palestine drawings Watercolour book dark green cover and blue covered book] [page 15]
• recto: not titled [unfinished sketch of figure, French Club Ismalia and tally of Gallipoli and Palestine works] ; verso: [unfinished sketch of figure, French Club Ismalia] [page16]
• recto: not titled [Tally of works continued Book E] ; verso: not titled [Tally of works continued Book E] [page 17]
• verso: not titled [horse] [page 30]
• verso: not titled [unfinished studies] [page 31]
• verso: not titled [female nude] [page 32]
• verso: not titled [female nude] [page 33]
• verso: not titled [nude] [page 34]
• verso: not titled [doodle] [page 35]
• recto: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli works No.10 - 13] verso: not titled [Listing of Gallipoli works No.14 - 19] [page 3]