The Psychosocial Statuses of British Soldiers at the Gallipoli Front as per Guy Warneford Nightingale’s Letters

Abstract

This manuscript has been focused on the content/expression analysis of letters sent by a British Officer from the Gallipoli front in the World War I. In the study, the frequency of using words which were mentioned in the letters was analyzed, and the psycological effect left by the extension of wars on the soldiers was investigated. So, this effect has also comprised the topic of the manuscript. The selection of Guy Warneford Nightingale's letters was not accidental because his letters were not controlled in the military censorhip at that time. He was released from this practice of censorshio because he worked as the officer who conrolled the soldiers' letters. Therefore, it was believed that his letter would provide us with epistemological information about the Gallipoli front in its clear form. Various statistical programs would be used in the study, and the findings obtained would be discussed with similar works.