Cowtan, Mawer (Private, DCM, 1 Casualty Clearing Station b.1883) Accession Number: PR90/051

Description

LETTER WRITTEN IN 1952 DESCRIBING HIS RECOLLECTIONS OF ENLISTMENT IN 1914, TRAINING, VOYAGE TO EGYPT AND LANDING AT GALLIPOLI. DESCRIBES CHAOS AT ANZAC COVE AND HIS EFFORTS TO ATTEND TO WOUNDED MEN ON THE BEACH. SIMPSON IS MENTIONED. AWARDED DCM FOR HIS WORK DURING AND AFTER THE LANDING

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Accession Number
PR90/051
Maker
Mawer Dougall Cowtan DCM
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1952
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 90/0642
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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