Diary of Samuel Hedley Hemming Hawkins, 1914-1916 - Part 16

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Finalised
Accession number:
RCDIG0000299
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22 October FRIDAY No Dulie Chilling winds 1915 October 23 1915 SATURDAY Sports. Day fire. Dull 15 Bn- Secong. Compelihios heam consisting of 20 mer. secaud. Suga war. Fira Potato Race Racing, &Klinafo in oning. Leventh & Efrt Keinforement arrise
55 24 October 1915 SUNDAY MAPTER TAMITT Revrew by Len Eodbr 1915 October 25 WONGN Plenly of Notning to do
26 October 1915 1915 October 27 WUESDN WEDNESDAY t0
105 28 October 1915 TRN 15 Bn engagement lle Kaapnel Valley Monach Hill opes soar Cs 60 Knoll Abdul Kahman Bah Sarr Bas 10R 1915 FRIDAY October 20
30 October SORON heave an for Base Debatts 191 1915 October 31 SUNDAY 22 AFTER TRINITY Church Parade yourth Bde leaves for Peninsula.
1 November MONDAY Ns Buhies 1915 1915 November. 2 TUESDAY Ho Dubes. Beautiful Weather
3 November WEDNESDAY No Duhies 1915 November 4 1915 THURSDAY heave camb West Mirdre Base Debail) for cam Eas Mudros to awai transport. denathes Istan Fre feed. Firs since youingaring given & Bribish Red Crost.
1915 5 November. FRIDAY: to dubies in came ny amp oa in 4 24 haves per day. 2 tens fas. Breakfar 1ration bacon p Uinstraned Duner then ghabler Nr vegetable. see separate aboiled in filthy sallwater Recl filtly wifh nother currants lea £ 0 DRI November. 6 1915 SATURDAY slething Fram. Blankets never desinficte full & liss iscusedto Eibless me anerbering Woother clothes sssued ns we are 3 lear than men have only what the shand i Was refursed a Canbeen to eat from consequent have to use any out for ta ice neat & stews
7. November. 1915 SUNDAY EBATTRE SMISTH Church Parade dreadmen On presenting my par wook to W.O. Kenf wa told to get out of the tent as only workers wer Though P'd done haid. my 5months When parading about feltly food were disertessed told to were wickingling 1915 November 8 MONDAY T Dahies dismissed no notice being taken of complaint.
405 0 November TUESDAY to Dubies 1915 1915 WEDNESDAY to Denbie November

22 October 1915
FRIDAY
No Duties
Chilling winds
 

1915 23 October 
SATURDAY
Sports. Day fine. 
Drill
15 Bn - Second. Competition
Team consisting of 20 men.
Second. Tug a war.
First Potato Race
Racing, & blindfold
boxing.
Seventh & Eighth Reinforcements
arrive. 

 

24 October 1915
SUNDAY
21 AFTER TRINITY
Review by Gen Godley.
 

1915 25 October 
MONDAY
Plenty of Nothing to do 

 

26 October 1915
TUESDAY
Do

 

1915 27th October 
WEDNESDAY
Do

2G 93 

 

28 October 1915
THURSDAY
Do

15 Bn Engagements
————
Shrapnel Gully
Monash Valley
Popes Hill
Quinns Post
Knoll 60
Abdul Rahman Bahr
Sari Bahr
————
 

1915 29 October 
FRIDAY

Do

 

30 October 1915
SATURDAY
Leave Bn for
Base Details
 

1915 31st October 
SUNDAY
22 AFTER TRINITY
Church Parade.

Fourth Bde leaves
for Peninsula. 

 

1 November 1915
MONDAY
No Duties
 

1915 2 November 
TUESDAY
No Duties. Beautiful
Weather 

 

3 November 1915
WEDNESDAY
No Duties.
 

1915 4 November 
THURSDAY
Leave camp West Mudros 
(Base Details) for camp
East Mudros to await
transport.
Ispathos Island
Free feed. First since
joining army given by
British Red Cross.
———

 

5 November 1915
FRIDAY
No duties in camp
————————————

Food in camp
4 - 2lb loaves per day.
2½ tins jam.
—————

Breakfast 1 ration bacon
cup tea.
Dinner stew (Unstrained)
——
No vegetables. Vegetables
spe separate & boiled in
filthy salt water
——
Rice filthy with rotten
currants
——
Tea - Tea.
— —
for ten men

 

1915 6 November
SATURDAY
Do
————————————
Clothing _ Issues.
Blankets never disinfected
full of lice issued to
C Class men on entering
——
No other clothes issued
as we are B Class. Many
men have only what they
stand in.
——
Was refused a Canteen
to eat from consequently
have to use my cup for
tea, rice meat & stews 

 

7 November 1915
SUNDAY
23 AFTER TRINITY
Do
Church Parade
——————————-
Treatment
——
On presenting my pay
book to W.O. Kemp was
told to get out of the tent
as only workers were
paid. (Though I'd done
my 5 months.)
When parading about
filthy food were
dismissed told we
were mutinying &
  
1915 8th November 
MONDAY
No Duties

————————————
dismissed no notice
being taken of complaint.
——

 

9 November 1915
TUESDAY
No Duties
 

1915 10 November 
WEDNESDAY
No Duties 

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