[Material prepared for evidence before Dardanelles Commission] February reconnaissance of Peninsula

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	Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Achi Baba Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Cape Helles Area, Cape Helles
Accession Number	RCDIG0000100
Collection number	3DRL/3376 11/15 File 1
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	5
Object type	Papers
Physical description	9 Image/s captured
Maker	Birdwood, William Riddell
Date made	1915
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

This file contains reports written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood about his first visit to Gallipoli in February 1915, and filing lists compiled by Birdwood. Some of the topics discussed in this file include reconnaissance in the Dardanelles, requested supplies for Mudros, and options for the landing. The file itself was part of Item 1 on Birdwood's list of files submitted as evidence to the Dardanelles Commission.
This file contains:
List of files related to the Dardanelles Campaign compiled by Birdwood, n.d.
List of files prepared as evidence for the Dardanelles Commission, n.d.
Content listing, n.d.
Untitled report by Birdwood, n.d.
Untitled report by Birdwood, n.d.