Watson, Stanley Holm (Lieutenant Colonel), CBE DSO MC ED

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number MSS1035
Collection type Manuscript
Measurement 1 wallet: 1cm
Object type Manuscript
Maker Watson, Stanley Holm
Date made c 1984
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/111/002
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Description

Two copies of Lt Col Stan Watson's "Gallipoli the tragic truth and other recollections of World War One". Author seeks to explain the failure for the Gallipoli Landing using knowledge gained as a signals officer. Explores the Navy's role, ANZAC, the evacuation, France and Belgium and the Battle of Amiens. Includes copies of photographs and military documentation.