On this page, you will find Intelligence reports from before and during the Gallipoli Campaign, both from British and Australian officers.

 

Extracts from a British military intelligence report on the Gallipoli area, September 1914 

What is this document? When is it from? Who is it by?

Does the first extract suggest that attacking Gallipoli is a good idea?

What information about Gallipoli is contained in extract the second extract?

According to the second extract, what had changed since 1906?

Does the second extract suggest that attacking Gallipoli is a good idea?

 

Extracts from a report by Sir Ian Hamilton, British commander at Gallipoli, to Lord Kitchener, March 1915 

What is this document? When is it from? Who is it by?

What was Hamilton’s reaction to actually seeing Gallipoli for the first time?

What does this suggest about the planning of the campaign?

What went wrong with the naval attack? What does this suggest about the planning of the campaign?

 

Extract from a report by General Sir William Birdwood at ANZAC Cove, May 1915

What is this document? When is it from? Who is it by?

What does this source tell you about conditions for the troops at Gallipoli?

How well did they adapt to the conditions?

What does this source suggest about relations between the officers and troops?

What have General Birdwood and his other senior officers been doing?

 

Extracts from a report by Sir Ian Hamilton, British commander at Gallipoli, to Lord Kitchener, May 1915 

1. What is this document? When is it from? Who is it by?
2. What problems is Hamilton facing by May 1915?
3. How many of these problems are outside his control?
4. What is Hamilton’s answer to his problems?
5. What is Hamilton’s attitude towards the Turks and did he prove to be right?