| Description | These letters indicate that Maurice Pretyman was serving in the Dardanelles on the Gallipoli campaign during the summer of 1915. For letters from his brother, Frank, see OMN/A/4/2/7, and OMN/A/1/8 for letters from a relative of the Pretyman brothers.
/1 is written from an Atlantic liner full of soldiers in the Mediterranean.
/2 gives an account of his work unloading horses on the beach and describes the difficult conditions under which the horses have had to work, both on the voyage, and at their destination. He also discusses the courage of the Australian troops and the nature of the Turkish enemy. |