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Manuscript letter possibly from Capt The Hon Evelyn James Hewitt, later 7th Viscount Lifford, Dorset Regiment to Sir John Fortescue, dated 3 Oct 1916. The letter possibly accompanied typed copies of personal accounts taken from members of 34th Brigade, 11th Division of the Suvla Bay landings in August 1915. Hewitt served with the 5th Dorsetshire Regiment during the Gallipoli campaign. One of 57 typescript copies personal accounts and associated documents, describing the Suvla Bay landings at Gallipoli. Originally sent to Sir John Fortescue possibly by Capt The Hon Evelyn James Hewitt, later 7th Viscount Lifford, Dorset Regiment and part of a quantity of papers previously held at the Royal Archives. Associated with the Suvla Front, World War One, Gallipoli (1914-1918) 1915.

Suvla Front, 1915 (World War One, Gallipoli 1915-1916)