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Some War Diaries, many of which are '''handwritten''', have been digitised and are available (on a pay basis) online from the following sources: from the National Archives through the Discovery catalogue<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk Discovery catalogue]</ref> and through Ancestry which contains the database "UK, WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli and Dardanelles), 1914-1916" (selected, and at times, part war diaries only)<ref>[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60380 UK, WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli and Dardanelles), 1914-1916] consisting of WO 95/4263-4359 records. Ancestry. It seem probable that not all records within this range are included, in line with the Western Front database which does not included all records in the specified range.</ref><ref> stiletto_33853.
[httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/forumsorg/topic/257648-ancestry-vs-national-archives/?do=findComment&comment=2606479 Ancestry vs National Archives] ''Great War Forum'' 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018December 2020. Ancestry diaries may have large parts (many months) missingcompared to TNA files</ref> (search hints<ref>MrSwan. [httphttps://1914-1918web.invisionzonearchive.comorg/web/20201225230124/https:/forums/topicwebcache.googleusercontent.com/256132search?q=cache%3AGdDPF0FbnwMJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatwarforum.org%2Ftopic%2F256132-ancestry-war-diaries/ %2F+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk Ancestry war diaries] ''Great War Forum'' 17 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017Google cache version, archived.</ref>) (in addition to a Western Front database). The Ancestry database also contain War Diaries for some Indian, Australian and New Zealand Army regiments. <br>'''Transcribed''' (the handwriting has been deciphered for you!) (series title) ''Gallipoli Diaries'', edited by Martin Gillott. , publisher Great War Diaries, for British and Infantry Indian Army regiments, are available through Amazon.co.uk<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?urlk=search-alias%3Daps22Gallipoli+Diaries%22+Gillott&fieldi=digital-keywordstext&qid=Diaries++Adjutant+Gillott1608931914&rhref=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ADiaries++Adjutant+Gillott sr_pg_1 ''Gallipoli Diaries'' and ''] edited by Martin Gillott, publisher Great War Diaries''] . amazon.co.uk</ref>, in Kindle editions which have a Search facility (anyone with Kindle Unlimited can read them for free). (Download of a free Kindle App is available onto a PC, Mac or tablet - you don't need Kindle). The transcribed Indian Army ''Gallipoli Diaries'' are for ''Headquarters 29th Indian Infantry Brigade 1915'' (includes Gurkhas and [[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|14th King George’s Own Ferozepore Sikhs]]) and ''Gurkhas at Gallipoli 1915'' (a combined edition ''1/4th Gurkha Rifles 1915'', ''1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1915'', ''1/6th Gurkha Rifles 1915'', ''2/10th Bn Gurkha Rifles 1915'', the latter four Diaries also available separately.
The Australian War Memorial website<ref>[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/awm4/ Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War]</ref> contains Australian and New Zealand Army War diaries (available for free)
*There is a series of articles in ''Over the Front, Journal of the League of WWI Aviation Historians'',<ref> [https://www.overthefront.com Over the Front, The League of WWI Aviation Historians]</ref> titled "Over The Wine Dark Sea, Aerial Aspects of the Dardanelles/Gallipoli Campaign". Initial three articles are in Volume 9, Number 1, 2, 3 (1994) by R D Layman, Ian Burns and Richard T Whistler. Part 2 is titled "Operations of HMS Ben-My-Chree, June 1915 - January 1916"; Part 3 "Turco-German Aviation"; Part 4: "The German Wasserfliegerabteilung" by Richard T. Whistler Volume 11, Number 2 (1996); Part 5, "The Defense of the Bosphorus and the Fokker Staffel" by Richard T. Whistler Volume 11, Number 3 (1996). (For library sources, see [[Royal Air Force#External links|Royal Air Force - External links]], including Imperial War Museums).
*'Kite Balloons at Sea: Gallipoli and Salonika 1915-16" by Ian Burns ''Cross and Cockade International Journal''<ref>[https://www.crossandcockade.com Cross and Cockade International]</ref> (Vol. 46, Number 1) Spring 2015. [https://www.crossandcockade.com/uploads/KiteBalloons_opt.pdf 1st page of article]
*Further articles in ''Cross and Cockade International Journal'' are mentioned in the Great War Forum topic, "Avro ? at Imbros"<ref>b3rn. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/forumsorg/topic/258451-avro-at-imbros/?do=findComment&comment=2615619 Avro ? at Imbros] ''Great War Forum'' 21 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 201826 December 2020.</ref>, or search the [https://www.crossandcockade.com/blog.asp?display=200 Journal Index]
==External links==
*[https://archive.org/details/atsuvlabaybeingn00harguoft ''At Suvla Bay: Being The Notes And Sketches Of Scenes, Characters And Adventures Of The Dardanelles Campaign Made By John Hargrave ("White Fox" Of "The Scout ") While Serving With The 32nd Field Ambulance, X Division, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, During The Great War''] 1916 Archive.org
**[https://archive.org/stream/atsuvlabaybeingn00harguoft#page/126/mode/2up Indian Pack Mule Corps] page 127
*[https://archive.org/details/fiftythousandmil00wall ''Fifty Thousand Miles on a Hospital Ship''] by “The Padre” [Charles Steel Wallis] 1917 Archive.org. The hospital ship that Padre Wallis joined in 1915 was most likely the 'Goorkha'.<ref>frev. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/253987-norwegian-matron-on-indian-hospital-ship/?do=findComment&comment=2569706 Norwegian Matron on Indian Hospital Ship] ''Great War Forum'' 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 201726 December 2020.</ref> She was then an Indian Hospital Ship staffed by doctors from the Indian Medical Service, although subsequently became a British Hospital Ship. Includes evacuation of men from Gallipoli.
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25342 ''The Incomparable 29th And The "River Clyde"''] by George Davidson, M.D. Major, R.A.M.C. c 1919 Gutenberg.org [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22River%20Clyde%22%20Davidson Archive.org download options]
*[https://archive.org/details/consultingsurgeo00tubbrich ''A Consulting Surgeon in the Near East''] by A H Tubby RAMC (T). 1920. Archive.org. Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine.
