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World War One / Re: SHIP - WHITBY ABBEY AT GALLIPOLI
« on: Sunday 17 June 18 11:57 BST (UK)  »
Great book. I was refering to that just today. Interesting how many did have to go back. if I recall from that book about 14500 New Zealanders landed at Gallipoi yet there wer eon about 8200 who served there. Given there was no RR the numbers were those wounded who recovered and went back in. If you are really interested in that campaign the best book I read is "No Better Death" by John Crawford. It is based on the letters and diaries of Lt Colonel William Malone. A wonderful insightful account which unfortunatley only goes until Malone's death on Chunuk Bair on 9 August.

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World War One / Re: SHIP - WHITBY ABBEY AT GALLIPOLI
« on: Sunday 17 June 18 11:29 BST (UK)  »
I just deciphred an attached document on his letter. He was wounded on 16 May and the NZ Brigade was back at ANZAC Cove by then and the Whitby Abbey would therefore be there.
No he didnt go back. The bullet was lodged in his pelvis (I have and Xray of it) and it was not removed until 1933 in Wellington hospital.

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World War One / Re: SHIP - WHITBY ABBEY AT GALLIPOLI
« on: Sunday 17 June 18 10:09 BST (UK)  »
I have a letter from Grandfather who was in the 12 Nelson Company Canterbury Regiment NZEF dated 17 May 1915 written on HMS Whitby Abbey letterhead. He was on board being taken to a hospital ship. He was probably being evacuated from the attacks at Cape Helles on 7/8 May where he was shot through the hip. it doesn't seem like it would be a minesweeper. Not much help but interesting.

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