Diary of 2413 Driver Sidney James Miller, 1915 - Part 1

DRIVER Miller S.J
33rd Battery
[[?]] [[?]] FA
[[?]] [[?]] FA

To Dear Sid                                                          
With Best Wishes
for a safe & speedy
Return.
With Love
from Maggie
12/10 7/15. 

 one penny postage stamp - see original

[[15?]] Cartons -1
30               "        5 half Franc
100         "            10  One  "
Fire Organisation  1 - 11
"      [[?]] [[?]] 24
"      Control  2-7-0  2-11 3
"       [[?plan ?]]
Safety Catch
never be un locked
Hotel Metropoll
Hughenden
½ = 1¾ Peasta
1       1½
Nickle Size 3d  3 Part Peasta
5    P      "   1/-½
10   "          2/1
20    "       4/2
5 Millemems ½ Pt. - .1½d
10        "             1 Pt -    2½
                          2  " -     5
                          3  "  -   7½
                          4  "  -  10
                          5  "  -   1/-½
1 Rupee           6  " -     1/3

1915
Miss. M. Moss. 17 Aug 21 
July 5^th 1915, FA
Joined 7^th Jun: 13^th Batt
June. 2^nd, Sailed on
Sh^ropshire August 20^th
August 28^th Sat Indian
Ocean, Trouble & Rough
great damage flooded out.
Sept: 7^th Sunday
Crossed the Line
Arrived Suez 16^th Sep. 3 hrs
Landed 17^th Midday:
Helmeih Camp.
Yetuin 2 miles off
Hellioplis 5  "     "
Received first letter from
Maggie Sep 29^th
A. Hammerton left Helmeih
Camp for front Mon: 4 Oct:15
2^nd Letter Maggie Wed; 6^th Oct:15
3^rd Letter Maggie & Lizzie 1^st
12^th Oct; Tuesday 1915.
Sept [[Yeutian?]] 18^th Oct, 7-20
Arrived Alexandra 1-0.
sailed 6xx 18^th Oct. arrived
Lemnos. P&O. "Kelyon"
Thurs: 21^st 4-30. Landed Frid 22 ^{Sat 23rd}
Went in Hospital 25^th Oct:
with knee. out 29th  "
Left Lemnos 31st - Oct; Sund.
sailed 1-30 AM arrived "Anzac"
Gallipoli 6-30PM too rough to
land retired to "Ambros"
Pte Coleman 2/13 shot on board
was wounded by stray shots
Landed 1^st Nov; 9-15 PM [[?]] Rest Gully
Went Durhams Durrants Post & now
Opposite Hill 9 7 1 - 3 Oct
Oct: 5th Frid: big bombardment
Sulva Bay on our left 

Tuesday 9^th Nov: sent out small
party to get Turkish snipers
position failed: 1 Sergt injured.
10^th Turks bombarded gully
& coast damaging stores
& hospital gave us 24 hours
to remove gun from hospital
Band plays on the beach
twice a day started Frid 12^th Nov
about 1 mile from the Turks
12^th Nov: Lord Kitchener visited
the Paninsular. Frid
15^th Nov: tried to take hill 69
Started 5 PM.
Turkish Aeroplane brought
down by our guns Tue 16^th Nov
Rough night Nov 17^th thunder
storm heavy rain called into
trenches.
18 Nov: 28th Birthday kept sober
Nov 25^th Thur not a shot to be
fired from us for 48 hours
Sat Friday night heavy thunder
storm 26^th Sunday morn, snowing
rough wind & freezing.
Receive: last mail Nov 14^th
Troops started to evacuate Peninsular
Sat: 11^th Dec. from Hill 60.
Went to Doctor with [[?]] followed by Disentry
Mon; 11 13^th Dec; sent away Thur 16^th
embarked Hospital Ship "Devanha
5-30 AM G. Ward. had nice bath, mi
Bread & Butter & sailed 12 noon from
Gallipoli Sat: 18^th arrived Lemnos
5-15 PM transferred on Ionian "[[Allen?]]" Sun
night 19^th transferred again on to
"Dunluce Castle" Hospital Ship Mon
20^th 6 Oclock PM. left Lemnos Tues
21^st midday Breakfast Bread Butter
& tea, milk at 10 AM Dinner Chicken
Bread Potatoes 12 ⁰⁰ tea Bread & Butter 4⁰⁰
[[?]] Bread & Butter [[?]] 

Evacuation at "Anzac"
[[?]] 19^th very small casualty.
Arrived Alexandria Thursday
[[?]] 1 AM. left boat to train.
sailed 3-30 arrived Heliop 7-20
went to Luna Park No 1. Par;
[[?]] Luna Park Frid 31^st went to
[[?]] detail camp left: there
Thurs 6^th Jan: to Gheyiah Palace Ho
[[?]] moving to rail went under
pperation Wed 12^th
an:  20^th Thur: went to No 2 Aux ( LVR).
8 Feb: received seven letters
th Mar. Sept Helmeih Camp 8-30 AM
arrived at Tel-el-Kebih 11-40 AM
3^rd Mar: went & see the old
battle field 2 miles from Camp.
16^th Mar: transferred to Artillery
18^th March Sat; very heavy rain
all night tents all flooded out
& a lot fell down.
March 22^nd Prince Edward
visited the camps Tel-el-Kabir.
4^th April. Tuesday. moved camp from
Tel-el-Kebir to Serapium 38 Miles.
5^th Ap: had a swim across Canel.
April 13^th sand storm all day ceased
8 PM. went on horse picquet.
sand storm started again 12.30 A.M.
April 14^th heavy rain 2 PM. oclock then
cleared up.
April 15^th examined by Doctor.
April 16^th sent thirty five prisons
from Serapeum. Beduine & Turks.
1 Austrian Officer. 33 Turks.
6. killed. 5 Wounded. we had
one Corp: killed.
25. April. Anzac Day. landing
early morning 20,000.
21^st April. Good Friday. 

Worked on digging Gun pit
April 23^rd went on Guard.
April 30^th on Brigade Guard.
May 10^th Divisional Guard.
June 5^th left. Serapeum. for. France.
the 10^th Brigade went on three
different boats first lot Ivernia Japanese Prince
Monday 5-30 P.M. 5^th May. 2nd" Ivernia"
7-15 AM Tues. 6^th 3^rd 'Arcadian" 8-30 AM
Tuesday,
June, 7^th Arcadian' passed "Japanese
Prince" 7-0 PM. very smooth trip
up till Sat when it Blew
a gale on Sunday much 
worse plenty of sea sickness.
June 10^th Frid. had the news
of Lord Kitcheners death.
June 12^th 3-30 PM. arrived at
Marcelles, landed Monday.
9 AM stayed on Wharf till
[*Mr C G Clarke died of Wounds
24^th April.*]
1-30 PM then marched to camp
about two miles off.
left that camp entrained at
Marcelles for "Harve" June 15^th Thu
arriving 18^th. 11 AM Saturdayunday
had a very pleasant trip
got very good welcome on
the way, also gave us
Beer, cakes, Coffee & Wine
Children giving us flower
the camp at "Harve" was
close to sea being on
high ground could have
a good view, in the 
harbour 4 masts could
be seen projecting from
the sea which had been
torpedoed, we only
stayed here for four
days, left Wed: 21^st for 

Boulogne, arriving early
Thursday ^June 22^nd took billet
at Caestre about 10, miles which
the Germans once occupied
this place but not for long
we were here ten days
then moved again to
Leventie about 14 miles this
beeing 3 miles from firing
line here we are kept
buisy taking amunition
to firing line each night
July 13^th moved billet five
miles & had ^Baq St Moir to await or [[die?]]
July 22^nd 15 moved again about
6 miles Croix Du Baq.
the billet got shelled
had to move 16 23^rd July
July 24 17^th had narrow escape
shells bursting all round us.
while taking amunition
to battery. July 18 had narrow exc of gas
July 19^th big bombardment
comenced at 12-30 PM by us.
Moving about so much lost
count of day & date found
afterwards week in advance.
Big bombard of 19^th July
eased off at 6 PM then we
sent out gas, bombardment
got heavy again
8 PM then we made an
advance taking three
lines of trenches & some
got into fourth comunication
was fixed up
to the third line, the
German machine guns
were very savere on
our men causing