David W. Cameron - Shadows of Anzac: An Intimate History of Gallipoli

Acknowledgements

In researching and writing this book I drew extensively on battalion histories published in the 1920s and 30s as well as the accounts that appeared in such journals as Reveille. To the men who wrote these histories and penned these accounts I owe a great debt. It must be remembered that these writers, particularly in such journals as Reveille, were in many cases writing to their peers a great editorial mechanism which acts as a very effective filter. Such accounts provide a wealth of material, some humorous, some immensely tragic.

Like all researchers I am indebted to those soldiers who not only kept a record of their experiences but also unselfishly donated their precious documents, writings and curios to numerous research institutions for others to study. This also applies to relatives who have provided similar valuable records. For those numerous copyright holders I was unable to locate I trust that the material quoted meets with your approval.

I am especially indebted to the following organisations and individuals for permitting me to quote from either their books or private records: the Australian RSL for permission to use material from its journal Reveille which contains real historical gold dust; Mr E. Le Couteur and Mrs A.M. Carroll, the grandchildren of the late Dr Charles Bean, for permission to quote from Dr Beans wartime diaries; Yvonne Riddiford, the daughter of Lieutenant Herbert Westmacott for allowing me to quote from her fathers diary; Kevin Clunie and Ron Austin for permitting me to quote from their book From Gallipoli to Palestine based on the wartime diary of trooper Garry Clunie; Dr Glyn Harper for allowing me to quote from his book Letters from Gallipoli; Dr Melanie Oppenheimer for permitting the use of quotes from her book Oceans of Love based on the wartime letters and diary of Nursing Sister Narrelle Hobbes; Arthur Orchard for permission to use a photograph of his father, Lieutenant Albert Bert Orchard, recently published in his book Diary of an Anzac; Greg Kerr for allowing me to quote from his book Lost Anzacs and his grandfather, Corporal George Kerrs war records; Penguin Books New Zealand for permitting me to quote from Private Cecil Malthus book Anzac Retrospect; Barrie Margetts for allowing me to quote the private papers of his great uncle, Lieutenant Ivor Margetts; Barry Greatorex for permission to quote from the private papers and diary of his grandfather, Lieutenant James Joseph Greatorex; and Karen Throssell for her permission to quote from the personal papers of her grandfather, Lieutenant Hugo Throssell VC, and her fathers book My Fathers Son. Finally, I am indebted to Professor Oral Haluk for permitting me to quote numerous Turkish sources from his book Gallipoli 1915: Through Turkish Eyes and to Harvey Broadbent for allowing to use some quotes from his books and the use of his photograph of Turkish Private Adil Shahin. I would also like to thank the following institutions for supplying and/or permitting me to quote material in their care: Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland; Australian National Library; libraries at the Australian National University; Australian War Memorial; Imperial War Museum, London; and the Kippenberger Military Archive, Army Museum, Waiouru, New Zealand.

At Big Sky Publishing I would like to thank my publisher, Denny Neave, for taking on this book, my editor at Big Sky, Cathy McCullagh, and the rest of the Big Sky team. For our endless discussions on Gallipoli and the Great War in general, I would like to thank my friends Rhys Crawley, Oral Haluk, Peter Hart, Chris Roberts and James Hurst.

Finally, my deepest thanks to Debbie and our precious kids, Emma, Anita and Lloyd.

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