General Sir Ian Hamilton, 1915

General Sir Ian Hamilton, 1915

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, pictured here in 1915. Hamilton was best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1915

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British army officer

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British army officer

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Seen here (right) with the Captain of a ship. Date: circa 1915

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British army officer

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British army officer

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1914-1918

General Sir Ian Hamilton and General Ellison, Kephalos

General Sir Ian Hamilton and General Ellison, Kephalos

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Seen here at Kephalos, talking with General Sir Gerald Francis Ellison (1861-1947) on the morning of his departure for England. Date: October 1915

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British army officer, and others

General Sir Ian Hamilton, British army officer, and others

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Seen here with General Braithwaite, his Chief of Staff, and Captain F Maitland, rowing ashore in a warship's dinghy. Date: circa 1915