Chapter I: Front Matter

THE DARDANELLES

_COLOUR SKETCHES FROM GALLIPOLI_

WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY NORMAN WILKINSON, R.I.

_With Thirty Full-Page Plates in Colour, reproduced from Water-Colour Drawings made on the spot, and a number of Black-and-White Illustrations_

SECOND IMPRESSION

LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS 1916

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1

II THE LANDING AT SUVLA BAY, AUGUST 6-7 9

III OFF THE LEFT FLANK AT HELLES 23

IV TRAWLERS IN THE DARDANELLES 34

V BEACH-PARTIES 42

VI SUBMARINES 50

VII WOUNDED 56

LIST OF COLOURED PLATES

HELLES

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*1. H.M.S. _THESEUS_ _Frontispiece_

This cruiser, 25 years old, which has now special arrangements for withstanding submarine attacks, is supporting the Army off the left flank. She is firing at Turkish gun emplacements, an aeroplane being used to spot the fall of shot.

*2. SHELLS FALLING ON THE BASE CAMP AT HELLES 62

*3. OFF THE LEFT FLANK AT HELLES }

*4. MONITORS SHELLING YENI SHER VILLAGE AND ASIATIC } 64 BATTERIES }

*5. FRENCH FLAGSHIP _SUFFREN_ SHELLING ACHI BABA 66

*6. FRENCH FLAGSHIP _SUFFREN'S_ 12-IN. SHELLS BURSTING ON WESTERN SLOPES OF ACHI BABA 68

*7. BALLOON-SHIP _HECTOR_ WITH KITE BALLOON UP, "SPOTTING," OFF THE LEFT FLANK 70

SUVLA BAY

*8. LANDING AT "A" BEACH, AUGUST 7, 5.30 A.M. 72

*9. TROOPS LANDING AT "C" BEACH, AUGUST 7 74

*10. "C" BEACH, AUGUST 8 76

*11. DRESSING STATION—"A" BEACH }

*12. SHIP'S BOATS GOING OFF TO A HOSPITAL SHIP WITH } 78 WOUNDED }

*13. H.M.S. _TALBOT_ IN SUVLA BAY SHELLING ENEMY RIDGES AT DUSK 80

*14. SALT LAKE AND CHOCOLATE HILL 82

*15. LALLA BABA } 84

*16. LOOKING TOWARDS THE VILLAGE OF ANAFARTA }

*17. H.M.S. _SARNIA_ LANDING TROOPS IN SUVLA BAY 86

*18. SALT LAKE FROM CHOCOLATE HILL 88

*19. TRANSPORTS UNDER SHELL-FIRE—SUVLA BAY 90

*20. DRESSING STATION—"A" BEACH 92

*21. SUPPORTING SHIPS AT THE SUVLA LANDING } 94

*22. ANZAC }

*23. ANZAC 96

*24. MOTOR LIGHTERS } 98

25. GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON'S HEADQUARTERS }

26. SEAPLANE BASE 100

27. SEAPLANES AT KEPHALO 102

28. H.M.S. _EXMOUTH_ IN KEPHALO HARBOUR 104

29. SUBMARINE E11 AT KEPHALO 106

30. H.M.S. _BEN-MY-CHREE_ AT KEPHALO 108

31. HOSPITAL SHIPS AT KEPHALO 110

32. FRENCH FLAGSHIP _SUFFREN_ 112

33. HOSPITAL SHIP _AQUITANIA_ 114

34. SUBMARINE E2 RETURNING FROM THE SEA OF MARMORA } 116

35. MUDROS HARBOUR }

36. HOSPITAL SHIP _AQUITANIA_ AT MUDROS 118

THE DARDANELLES