Catalogue description Folios 128-132: Pack number 49D; Royal Marine Brigade. Folios 129-131: General orders by...

Folios 128-132: Pack number 49D; Royal Marine Brigade.

Folios 129-131: General orders by Vice Admiral Sackville Hamilton Carden, HMS Prince George, dated 15 February 1915, to Brigadier General Charles H. Trotman, Royal Marines Brigade to remain at Malta and be ready to leave at 12 hours notice together with orders for the forcing of the Dardanelles.

Folio 132: Additional Orders, dated 6 March 1915, Royal Marines Brigade to assist demolition parties.

Folios 133-154: Pack number 49F; Forcing of Dardanelles, miscellaneous.

Folios 134-140: General remarks received by Vice Admiral John Michael de Robeck, dated 9-17 February 1915.

Folio 141: Request by Vice Admiral Sackville Hamilton Carden to the Captain of the Eastern Telegraph Company Ship at Tenedos, the telegraph ship under your orders to pick up the old Tenedos-Chanak cable North of Rabbit Island.

Folios 142-143: Proposal by John Michael de Robeck, Rear Admiral, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron to Sackville Hamilton Carden, Vice Admiral commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron regarding the recognition of signals, fighting lights and special light 2 March 1915, and Carden?s response, 3 March 1915.

Folio 144: Sackville Hamilton Carden, Vice Admiral to Captaine de Fregate de Courtois, dated 12 March 1915 regarding the use of minesweeper Provence for laying moorings for boom defence.

Folio 145: John Michael de Robeck, Rear Admiral, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron to Captain Charles Penrose Rushton Coode, HMS Amethyst, orders for duty submarines, dated 12 March 1915, ?to enter straits at daylight or immediately after the withdrawal of the minesweepers. She is to watch the minefield and attack any vessels which may attempt to lay mines within reach of the present southern line of mines. She is not to go through the minefield unless the Goeben or other modern vessel is sighted.

Folios 146-148: Appreciation of situation by Alexander Percy Davidson, Captain, HMS Cornwallis at Tenedos, 22 March 1915.

Folio 149: Organisation of Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (names of ships etc) by John Michael de Robeck, dated 2 April 1915.

Folio 150: Percy Pitts, Acting Captain, HMS Blenheim, to Sackville Hamilton Carden, Vice Admiral commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron, dated 27 April 1915 concerning the supply of petrol by HMS Hindukush for submarines. Folio 151-154: John Michael de Robeck order, dated 31 August 1915, date by which weekly reports of operations to reach Vice Admiral.

Folios 155-170: Pack number 49G; operation of 18 March 1915.

Folios 156-157: Charles Penrose Rushton Coode, Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla to John Michael de Robeck, Rear Admiral, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron, dated 16 March 1915,proposed arrangements for minesweeping during bombardment.

Folios 158-159: Charles Penrose Rushton Coode, Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla to Sackville Hamilton Carden, Vice Admiral commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron,dated 17 March 1915, suggested method for minesweeping.

Folio 160: John Michael de Robeck to the Chief of Staff, dated 18 March 1915, requests HMS Ocean to be salved if possible. HMS Vengeance is to stand by at the entrance and take HMS Ocean in tow if she drifts out of the Dardanelles. Minesweepers should try and tow HMS Ocean and keep her in the current. HMS Irrestible to be destroyed if she goes ashore.

Folios 161-162: John Michael de Robeck, Vice Admiral to Contre Amiral E. P. A. Guepratte, Commandant la Division de Complement, Cuirasse Suffren letter of condolence regarding the loss of the Bouvet mined off Dardanelles, and Guepratte's response, 20-21 March 1915.

Folios 163-164: John Michael de Robeck, Vice Admiral , HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Flag Officers and Commanding Officers, HM Ships Eastern Mediterrean Squadron, , dated 28 March 1915, remarks and recommendations on bombardment of forts.

Folios 165-167: John Michael de Robeck, Vice Admiral, HMS Queen Elizabeth, dated 3 April 1915, forwarding an enclosed letter, dated 31 March 1915, by Rear Admiral Guepratte his recommendations of officers (named) in the French Squadron in the Eastern Mediterrean for gallantry in action of 18 March 1915.

Folios 168-169: Request by Monsiuer L. Loupot, dated 1 June 1915, to John Michael de Robeck for information regarding possible survivors of the Bouvet.

Folio 170: Reply by Basil Frederick Hood, HMS Triad, dated 24 June 1915, to Monsieur L. Loupot concerning the sinking of the Bouvet.

Folios 171-174: Pack number 49H; defences of Dardanelles.

Folio 172: John Michael de Robeck, Vice Admiral, HMS Queen Elizabeth, dated 29 March 1915, to the Flag Officers and Commanding Officers, HM Ships Eastern Mediterrean Squadron, regarding additional information received about new fixed and mobile defences.

Folio 173: Arthur Herbert Stevenson Flyer, Captain, HMS Agamemnon, forwarding sketches of landing places at Sulva, Arapos Bays and beaches. Sketches drawn by Godfrey Colfox Chichester Crookshank, Lieutenant, and Rowland John Robb Langmaid. Covering letter only, sketches not present.