After the initial charges, the Gallipoli campaign quickly became bogged down until the battles of the August Offensive. These had little or no success and thousands of men were either killed or wounded. Ellis, at this point you did something extremely controversial. Can you explain your actions?

As the Gallipoli campaign dragged on unsuccessfully, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett's reporting of the conflict changed dramatically. Ashmead Bartlett spoke with Keith Murdoch (.docx 528kB) and decided to take matters into his own hands. Ashmead Bartlett wrote the Gallipoli letter and Murdoch delivered it.