Merrington, Ernest Northcroft (Chaplain Colonel, b.1876 - d.1953)

Places	Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area
Accession Number	1DRL/0496
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	1 wallet: 1 cm.
Object type	Diary
Maker	Merrington, Ernest Northcroft
Place made	Australia: Queensland, Brisbane
Date made	1922
Access	Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room.	AWM315 419/001/020
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.

Description

Collection relating to the service of Chaplain Ernest Northcroft Merrington, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of typescript extracts from Merrington's diary, supplemented by comments added by Merrington at a later date. The extracts relate to his time on Gallipoli, from 12 May 1915 to 27 October 1915.

History / Summary

This collection is a typed section of a larger handwritten work held by the Australian War Memorial at 3DRL/3237. This larger work is a manuscript entitled 'With the Anzacs 1914-1915', written by Chaplain Colonel Merrington, based on his personal experiences while serving on Gallipoli. Included in 3DRL/3237 is a typed copy of an introduction annotated and signed by Lieutenant General Sir Harry G. Chauvel, GCMG, KCB.