THE BALKANS
EVACUATION OF GALLIPOLI,
GENERAL MONRO'S REPORT CONTINUED.
LONDON, April 10.
General Sir Charles Monro, in his-re-port on the evacuation of Gallipoli, recognises the fact that the quantities of stores destroyed or abandoned were considerable, but his great aim was to save the men,, the guns, and the ammunition. He could not take the risk involved of removing all the stores. He recognised that if the evacuation wcro to be completed it demanded good luck and skilled organisation. These were forthcoming in a marked degree in an hour of need. General Birdwood's and the corps commanders' arrangements could Hot have been surpassed for skill, competence, and courage. The report mentions that as a result of the rain and the blizzard on November 21 there were 200 deaths from exposure. There were 10,000 sick among the troops who evacuated the peninsula, chiefly among the Suvla forces.
General Monro will shortly furnish a distinguished conduct list.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16667, 12 April 1916, Page 5
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