Message book of Thomas Anderson Kidd, 1915

Kidd, Thomas Anderson (Major, b.1879 - d.1957)

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Places	Africa: Egypt, Frontier, Sinai, Romani Area, Romani Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Nek (Gallipoli) Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Quinn's Post Area, Quinn's Post Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Walker's Ridge Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Sari Bair Area, Hill 60 (Gallipoli)
Accession Number	RCDIG0000432
Collection number	PR82/137
Collection type	Digitised Collection
Record type	File
Item count	1
Object type	Notebook
Physical description	40 Image/s captured
Maker	Kidd, Thomas Anderson
Place made	Ottoman Empire: Turkey
Date made	1915
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions	Digital format and content protected by copyright.

Description

Message book relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Thomas Anderson Kidd, 10th Light Horse Regiment. The message book, kept by Lieutenant Kidd between 20 May 1915 and 27 June 1915, contains a number of nominal rolls, casuality lists and information on troop duties. The end of the message book features detailed sketches of Turkish positions at Gallipoli, the landing site on the peninsula, Walker's Ridge and the Kaba Tebe area.