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HAMILTON, SIR IAN STANDISH MONTEITH. Gallipoli diary. 2v il *$10 Doran 940.42
(Eng ed 20–10127)
The author gives as his reason for keeping a diary during the Gallipoli campaign, his experiences with the Royal commission after the South African war. Never again would he trust his military memory without the black and white of his diary. It was a help to him in his work at the time, and he expects it to be his justification before the verdict of his comrades. Volume one dates from March 1915 to July 1915 and volume two from July to October 1915. There are illustrations, maps and an index.