| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/005 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 folders |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Harrison, Phillip Harry |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/1972 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Harrison, Phillip Harry (Private,16 Infantry Battalion "C" Company, b.1891 - d.1915)
Description
Original (handwritten copy) and photocopy of Harrison's letter to his cousin giving account of the landing at Gallipoli 25 to 28 April 1915. Written well after the event, it mentions Harrison's and others work as signallers, conditions, positions reached (Shrapnel Gully and Pope's Hill) work of stretcher bearers and the troopship Suang Bee. Harrison was killed in action on 7/8/1915 and is commemorated at Lone Pine Memorial.