Diary of John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 1915-1916

Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Alexandria Africa: Egypt, Cairo Africa: Egypt, Frontier, Sinai Africa: Egypt, North Egypt, Tel el Kebir Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Ferry Post Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Ismailia Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Serapeum Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli) Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Olive Grove Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Quinn's Post Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Shrapnel Gully Area, Shrapnel Gully Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge, Poppy Valley, Chatham's Post Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Bolton's Ridge, Victoria Gully Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Sari Bair Area, Battleship Hill
Accession Number	RCDIG0001107
Collection number	PR91/015
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Diary
Physical description	100 Image/s captured
Maker	Turnbull, John Henry Llewellyn
Place made	At sea, Egypt, France, Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Malta, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made	1915-1916
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Diary relating to the First World War service of 1433 Private John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 8th Battalion. This is the second of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war and documents his experiences in the years 1915 and 1916 originally written between 7 November 1915 and 26 June 1916

This diary continues on from his previous diary, with Turnbull's convalescence in Egypt, where recalls some amusing and sometimes dramatic occurrences. After returning to Gallipoli, Turnbull then writes of the conditions at Gallipoli until December, when he talks of the preparations for the evacuation and the evacuation itself in great detail. He then describes his Christmas and New Years on Lemnos observing the sights and participating in route marches, then on to Egypt where he outline his training and his transference to other battalions. The diary concludes whilst Turnbull is on route to France in 1916.

In the middle of the diary is a separate section that contains the excerpt of Turnbull's experiences in Egypt in March and April 1915. Also included are several anecdotes about the Gallipoli campaign. Interspersed throughout the diary are several meticulously drawn sketch maps of the trench system and topographical features around Anzac, the Gallipoli peninsula and the Sinai region. Also included are newspaper clippings, including two written by Lieutenant-General Sir James McCay about the second battle of Krithia in May 1915.