| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1652 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
Dix, Charles Cabry |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 96/0723 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Dix, Charles Cabry, CMG, DSO (Commander, b: 1881 d: 1951)
Description
Bound, typed and illustrated manuscript: "Anzac Beach, Gallipoli 1915 - A Beach Landing Officer's Account"(24 pages), by Commander Charles Cabry Dix RN, who was Beach-Master at Anzac beach and Cape Helles. Dix describes the landing at Gallipoli and activity on the beaches. The manuscript includes electronically-scanned excerpts of 15 original letters written by Dix to his first wife at various times during 1915. Dix was evacuated as a casualty on 2 August 1915.