Rhys Crawley on Orlo Williams
Dr Rhys Crawley introduces the diary of Captain Orlo Williams – the cipher officer at Gallipoli who read top-secret telegrams before the generals, and wrote it all down.
Little Gully Publishing
Small press specialising in Gallipoli and the First World War in the Middle East.
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Gallipoli Diary 1915
By Alec Riley, Michael Crane (Editor), Bernard de Broglio (Editor)
An authentic Gallipoli account, based on 1915 battlefield notes, supplemented by expert commentary and context.
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‘You will be buggered’
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