Trenching at Gallipoli : the personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition
Gallishaw recounts his experience as a soldier in the First World War, having served at Gallipoli with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. "What brought home to me most the seriousness of our venture was the solitary sheet of letter paper with its envelope, that was given to every man, to be used...
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| Language: | English |
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S. B. Gundy
1916
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/45414 |
| Summary: | Gallishaw recounts his experience as a soldier in the First World War, having served at Gallipoli with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. "What brought home to me most the seriousness of our venture was the solitary sheet of letter paper with its envelope, that was given to every man, to be used for a parting letter home. For some poor chaps it was indeed the last letter. Then we went over the side, and aboard the destroyer that was to take us to Suvla Bay" (p. 34). |
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