Letter · 25 Dec 1915 · At Sea Turkey-Egypt, Egypt

Gallipoli: a costly blunder


Albert ('AJ') Newton was killed in action on the Somme, 27 September 1916.

From
Albert James Newton
To
Newton Family
Sent from
At Sea Turkey-Egypt, Egypt
Date
25 December 1915

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"We are now on our way to Egypt, the authorities at Home having decided to evacuate the Gaillipoli Peninsula…"

"It is generally admitted that the operations were a costly blunder. It came as a blow to us when word came to get out, after the large number of brave men who had laid down their lives there and the hard struggle we had to take and hold the positions we had gained."

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