history · by a contemporary
Mons, Anzac and Kut
Aubrey Herbert (1880–1923)
Named on the page for Landing at Suvla Bay.
draft Matched to the battle automatically; not yet reviewed.
Passages that name the battle; the whole book is at Project Gutenberg.
6–15 August 1915
Landing at Suvla Bay
The scene then shifts to Gallipoli, where he was present at the immortal first landing, surely one of the noblest pages of our history. He took part in the fierce fighting at Suvla Bay, and, owing to his knowledge of Turkish, he had amazing experiences during the Armistice arranged for the burial of the dead.
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