THE DARDANELLIS CAMPAIGN.
STARTLING INDICTMENT SIR lAN HAMILTON SPEAKS, (BT OIBLK—PBBSS ABSOCUTIOS1 —COMMOHT.) (AUSTBAIJAK AND !»•*• OABLI ASSOCUTIOK.) (Received November 13th, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 13. "The arch enemy of the Dardanelles was Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson," said Sir lan Hamilton, addressing th« Naval Division Association. He added: "Sir Henry Wilson at first approved of attempting to detach the Turks, but when wo wore fighting on Gallipoli it was another story. Sir Henry Wilson visited Marshal Foch in July, 1915, giving him the latest news from Gallipoli, and adding the remark: 'He is trying to ruin us,' though he held an appointment upon the staff of another commander-in-chief. "We had many other enemies. Lord French, formerly signing himself my devoted friend, ceasod writing onco I started for the East. British headquarters in France and Admiral Fisher regarded the expedition as a detestable heresy. "History has now shown that the expedition's enemies were in the wrong."
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19157, 14 November 1927, Page 9
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154THE DARDANELLIS CAMPAIGN. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19157, 14 November 1927, Page 9
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