Hillier, Herbert (British War Artist)

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number 1DRL/0352
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Diary
Maker Hillier, Herbert
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c1926
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 895/003/028
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Collection relating to the service of Mr. Herbert Hillier, Royal Navy, Gallipoli, Imbros. Collection consists of typescript copy of a diary kept by Hillier, a British artist, who served in the balloon ship 'Manica' off the Anzac position. The diary consists chiefly of notes intended to accompany his sketches made during the Gallipoli campaign. These sketches are held in the Imperial War Museum, London.