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