As far as I know no-one from my wife’s family has ever visited the Helles Memorial to look up the name of Douglas Milroy. There is very little chance of a visit in the near future from any of us; who knows, maybe one day……
I was really pleased when a good friend, who had organised herself a trip to Gallipoli, offered to find Douglas’ name on the memorial and leave a small cross of remembrance for us. Thanks Lee.
“After the Second Battle of Krithia in May 1915, the average distance of the Allied trenches on the Helles front from the main landing places at W and V beaches was little more than three miles. Almost all the British area was overlooked by Turkish positions on the forward slopes of Achi Baba, and the British were consequently very anxious to capture these positions at the earliest possible opportunity.”
This report by Bryn Hammond (IWM) was really useful in helping me get a detailed picture of what happened. The link takes you to the main page but once you get there click on the ‘Download a fuller account….’ option.
I wrote this last year using iWeb and MobileMe which will eventually disappear. I don’t want to lose the material so here it is again!
I wrote this last year using iWeb and MobileMe which will eventually disappear. I don’t want to lose the material so here it is again! There are photos and other parts of the account to follow.
Richard A Miller 