March 1st, 1917

P.S.—Since this was written Francis Ledwidge has laid down his life for the honour of Ireland, and the world has lost a poet of rare promise.

CONTENTS

PAGE
Dedication[v]
Appreciations by Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour, Sir Edward Carson, Mr. John Redmond[vii]
Introduction by Major-Gen. Sir Bryan Mahon, D.S.O.[xv]
Author’s Preface[xix]
List of Illustrations[xxv]
Poem by Francis Ledwidge[xxvi]
CHAPTER
IThe Formation of the Division[1]
IIMudros and Mitylene[32]
IIIThe 29th Brigade at Anzac[62]
IVSari Bair[91]
VSuvla Bay and Chocolate Hill[121]
VIKiretch Tepe Sirt[152]
VIIKaba Kuyu and Hill 60[181]
VIIIRoutine[206]
IXLast Days[229]
XRetrospect[243]
APPENDICES
A.On Authorities[257]
B.Names of Officers Killed, Wounded and Missing[259]
C.Names of Officers, N.C.O.’s and Men Mentioned in Despatches[263]
D.Names of Officers, N.C.O.’s and Men Awarded Honours[266]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Mules in the Anzac Sap[Frontispiece]
Face page
Lieut.-General Sir Bryan Mahon, K.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O.[4]
Basingstoke. A Halt[24]
Musketry at Dollymount[24]
Sari Bair[44]
Mudros. The Author’s Bivouac[44]
Sari Bair from Suvla[56]
Brigadier-General R. J, Cooper, C.V.O., C.B., Commanding 29th Brigade[98]
Suvla, showing Lala Baba and the Salt Lake[124]
Brigadier-General F. F. Hill, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Commanding 31st Brigade[132]
Brigadier-General L. L. Nicol, C.B., Commanding 30th Brigade[140]
A Faugh-a-Ballagh Teases a Turkish Sniper[154]
The 7th Dublins in the Trenches at Chocolate Hill[158]
The Anafarta Plain (Kiretch Tepe Sirt on the skyline)[168]
The Anafarta Plain from the South (Hill 60 on the left in the middle distance)[186]
Brigadier-General J. G. King-King, D.S.O.[208]
5th Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Trenches[214]
Imbros from Anzac[230]
Map ([at the end of the Volume])

THE IRISH IN GALLIPOLI