Without the help of many individuals and organisations this book would not have been possible. Special thanks are due, in no particular order, to Peter Hart, IWM Oral Historian, who has again been of tremendous help throughout the journey of this book. To the late Patrick Gariepy for providing so much help and information on the casualties mentioned here. The Gallipoli campaign can only truly be understood by treading the very ground that the men, from both sides of the trenches, had fought, bled and died; a huge thanks, therefore, goes to Guy Marner, who has accompanied me on battlefield trips to north Anzac. Peter Trounson and Simon Jervis have been kind in providing first hand veteran accounts and allowing me to use them for this book. Thanks must also go to Ian Gill for furthering the knowledge of the Australian Light Horse and Hill 60. In Turkey, thanks must go to the experts who live and breathe the Gallipoli campaign, or Çanakkale Savaşι as it is known. To Haluk Oral, who has helped me see Gallipoli through Turkish eyes and to both Şahin Aldoğan and Kenan Çelik, who have been studying the campaign and walking the ground far longer than most. Thanks also need to go to both Bill Sellars and Eric Goossens, who are not only excellent hosts but are also knowledgeable of the battlefield itself. And of course, by no means least, to Nigel Cave, Series Editor, whose guidance along the way has kept me on the straight and narrow as always.
From individuals to organisations, museums, libraries, websites and the like, the list of thanks is almost endless but to start, thanks need to go to the staff at the National Archives, the Imperial War Museum, the Australian War Memorial, The Alexander Turnbull Library and pals on both the Great War Forum and the Gallipoli Association Forum, growing hives of valuable information on the campaign. The indefatigable work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cannot go without mention for their caring for the British and Commonwealth war dead in Gallipoli and elsewhere around the world. The Gallipoli Association, which since 1969 has been helping keep the memory alive, is an association worth joining, which has a website worth visiting and a journal worth reading.
sadly, the veterans have long since faded away, but they are not forgotten, their stories continue to be told and are used here to show the human aspect of war. Contemporary material in the form of war diaries, divisional, regimental and battalion histories have also been referenced. The published diary of Sir Ian Hamilton and also Cecil Aspinall-Oglander’s Official History are both a ‘must’ read, although both stand in the shadow of the Australian official historian, Charles Bean, whose detailed account of Anzac is second to none. I have made full use, as appropriate, of many personal accounts in the form of letters and diaries as well as a large assortment of maps and photographs, many never having been published before. The originators of these must all be thanked, because without this material there would be no story to tell. With historical documents it is always difficult to trace all the copyright holders, so for any who have not been contacted, please accept my sincere apologies, and feel free to contact me if you feel it necessary. To all these people and any I have mistakenly forgotten to mention, please accept my sincere apologies and thanks.
Stephen Chambers
West Sussex and North Anzac, 2013