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Folios 1-2: War Diary from 25 February 1915 to 30 May 1915 (only includes summary...

Catalogue reference: ADM 137/3084/1

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ADM 137/3084/1
Date
1915-1916
Description

Folios 1-2: War Diary from 25 February 1915 to 30 May 1915 (only includes summary of events and information 25 February 1915 to 1 April 1915.

Folio 3: RM Special Service Force Orders by Brigadier General Charles Trotman, 1 March 1915.

Folios 4-5: Report of operations carried out on North side of Dardanelles at Sedd El Bahr on 4 March 1915 by Major H D Palmer RMLI.

Folio 6: Casualty list Plymouth Battalion. Undated. (includes names of those killed, seriously wounded, slightly wounded and missing) by Lieutenant Colonel G E Matthews RMLI.

Folios 7-9: Royal Naval Division Order No 1, dated 21 April 1915, by Lieutenant Colonel A H Ollivant.

Folios 10-12: Report dated 5 March 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel G E Matthews to Brigadier General Charles N Trotman. Operations of Plymouth Battalion on 4 March 1915.

Folios 13-15: Report 34/15 dated 6 March 1915 by Brigadier General Charles Trotman to Vice Admiral Commanding Eastern Mediterranean Squadron. Portion of force landed at Seddul-Bahr and Kum-Kale on 4 March 1915.

Folios 16-22: War diary and summary of events and information, 3 April 1915 to 2 May 1915.

Folios 23-25: Handwritten Report dated 26 April 1915 by Lieutenant Commander Bernard Freyberg OC A Company Hood Battalion. Night operations by flare party from A Company. Includes detailed sketch map with contours of area around Beach 'Z'. Notes by Commodore and Lieutenant Colonel praising performance of Commander Freyberg.

Folios 26-34: War diary and Summary of events and information, 2 May 1915 to 30 May 1915.

Folios 35-35a: Composite Divisional Order No 1 dated 5 May 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel A H Ollivant. Includes sketch map of area around Krithia.

Folios 36-36a: Composite Divisional Order No 2 dated 8 May 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel A H Ollivant. Includes sketch map of area around Krithia.

Folio 37: Composite Divisional Order No 3 dated 9 May 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel A H Ollivant.

Folios 38-52: War diary and summary of events and information from 31 May to 30 June 1915.

Folio 53: Royal Naval Division Order No 11 dated 1 June 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel A H Ollivant.

Folios 54-60: Royal Naval Division Order No 12 dated 3 June 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel A H Ollivant. General attack along whole of Turkish line. Includes sketch maps showing; advanced trenches, sanitation area, Nullah in RN Division sector; trench systems.

Folios 61-75: War diary and summary of events and information, 1 July to 31 July 1915.

Folio 76: Diagram of Turkish trenches from photographs (photographs not included) July 1915.

Folio 77: Diagram of advanced trenches and communications, 23 July 1915.

Folio 78: Casualty list dated 1 August 1915, (numbers of casualties only).

Folios 79-85: War diary and summary of events and information, 1 August to 30 August 1915.

Folio 86: Trench diagram of left and centre sectors, 22 August 1915.

Folio 87: Diagram of advanced Turkish trenches and communications corrected to 29 July 1915 and dated 3 August 1915.

Folio 88: Diagram of advanced Turkish trenches and communications dated 26 August 1915.

Folios 89-99: War diary and summary of events and information from 31 August 1915 to 30 September 1915.

Folio 100: Diagram of advanced Turkish trenches and communications revised to 5 September 1915 and dated 23 September 1915.

Folios 101-113: War diary and summary of events and information, 1 October to 31 October 1915.

Folio 114: Trench diagram right sector dated 17 October 1915.

Folio 115: Diagram of advanced Turkish trenches and communications revised to 16 October 1915.

Folio 116: Diagram of advanced Turkish trenches and communications revised to 16 October 1915 and dated 23 October 1915.

Folios 117-127: War diary and summary of events and information November to 30 November 1915.

Folio 128: 8 Army Corps trench diagram No MS 27 from photographs (not included) 18 November 1915.

Folio 129: 8 Army Corps trench diagram No MS 22 from photographs (not included) 5 November 1915.

Folio 130: 8 Army Corps Diagram No MS 51 left sector dated 17 November 1915.

Folios 131-142: War diary and summary of events and information 1 December to 31 December 1915.

Folio 143: Royal Naval Division memorandum No G 1197 dated 30 December 1915 by Major E F Powys Sketchley. concerning the evacuation of the peninsula.

Folios 144-153: War diary and summary of events and information 1 January to 31 January 1916.

Folio 154-168: Royal Naval Division memoranda dated 1-6 January 1916 regarding the evacuation of Cape Helles.

Folio 169: Trench diagram Secteur Francais. Undated. Showing controls and minefields.

Folio 170: 8 Army Corps Map MS 29. Undated. Showing Communications to Central Area Cape Helles.

Folios 171-175: War diary and summary of events and information 1 February to 29 February 1916.

Folios 176-180: War diary and summary of events and information 1 March to 31 March 1916.

Folio 181: Standing orders Royal Naval Division Rifle Range Mudros.

Folios 182-191: War diary and summary of events and information 1 April to 30 April 1916.

Folios 192-203: War diary and summary of events and information 1 May to 31 May 1916.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11669487/

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