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From: "Tom Tulloch-Marshall" <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] Re: GREATWAR-D Digest V01 #238
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:38:37 +0100
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Charles - firstly, I have to remind you that the original question from
June Castle (in NZ) was "am I right or am I wrong" ("I" being JC) about the
timings of the first disembarkations at Gallipoli. I didn't ask the
question,
I simply responded to it. I don't have a "hang up" about the timings at
all -
I was simply trying to establish what the factual background was.

I'm afraid you appear to have have missed the thread of this string,
compounded by the fact that you have misinterpreted so many of the
statements made - replying in detail to the full text of your last message
would be pointless. With regard to your press correspondent and his watch,
he seems to be late reporting the Australian landings, and he certainly
cannot be reporting the landing of (part of) the NZ Brigade.

I had become so confused by the apparent contradictions between the text of
the Official History, reports of Birdwood's actions, and other timings which
were being reported, that I've had a look at the original war diaries for
the NZ Brigade and the Auckland and Canterbury Battalions who disembarked
from the "Lutzow" on the 25th (files bundled at PRO under ref WO95/4352).
Again, I cant tell you whether they are accurate or not, I can only tell you
what they say, but the Aucklanders have themselves commencing disembarkation
at 8am and being completely ashore by 9:30am. The Canterbury's report their
disembarkation commencing 10am and "completed at about 12:30pm." (the
apparent inactivity between 9:30 and 10am is nowhere clarified).

I think that's exhausted my interest in this particular question.

regards
--
Tom Tulloch-Marshall
Great War Military Research

http://www.btinternet.com/~prosearch

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