Telegrams and letters received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood regarding Gallipoli, 1915

Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)

- Series 11: Correspondence and other papers 1915 - 1930 related to the Dardanelles Campaign

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Places	Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	RCDIG0000078
Collection number	3DRL/3376 11/1a
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	11
Object type	Papers
Physical description	14 Image/s captured
Maker	Various
Date made	1915-1916
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

This file contains eleven telegrams, messages and letters to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood regarding the Gallipoli campaign that were sent between 5 June 1915 and early 1916. Some of the correspondents include General Gourard, Admiral Guepratte, Lord Kitchener, General Cox and Colonel Sir James Allen. Subjects discussed in these items include the evacuation from Gallipoli, Indian soldiers, and Australian troops.
This file contains:
Forwarded message from King George V to Birdwood, 5 June 1915 [Used with the permission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]
Telegram from General Henri Joseph Eugene Gouraud to Birdwood, 22 June 1915
Letter from General Herbert Vaughan Cox to Birdwood, 19 July 1915
Telegram from Admiral Emile Paul Amable Guepratte to Birdwood, 30 October 1915 [written in French]
Telegram from Colonel Sir James Allen to Birdwood, 27 November 1915
Telegram from Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry MacMahon to Birdwood, 22 December 1915
Telegram from [unidentified] to Birdwood, 1 January 1916 [written in French]
Forwarded message from King George V to Birdwood, 11 January 1916
Forwarded message from Field Marshal Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener to Birdwood, 11 January 1916
Forwarded message from General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre to Birdwood, 12 January 1916 [written in French]
Note from [unidentified] to Birdwood, [c. 1916]