Diary of Samuel Hedley Hemming Hawkins, 1914-1916 - Part 11
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14 July 1915
WEDNESDAY
Turks use first Gas bomb
against us . They are
very active but are
driven back.
Fatigue work running
water pipes up to firing
line.
1915 July 15
THURSDAY
Battalion on Duty.
Inlying Picket.
Our men make dummy
attack - Fourty four men
attack & strike a Gaso-
meter. This shows Turks
intend using poisonous
gases.
16 July 1915
FRIDAY
Shelling rather active.
Active bombarding
of Achi Baba by land
& sea. Tommies make
desperate attack .
1915 July 17
SATURDAY
Second Inoculation against
Cholera.
Four new Batteries arrive
for our position
Turks rather Quiet
18 July 1915
SUNDAY
7 AFTER TRINITY
Fatigue Work 2.45. a.m.
till 8 a.m .
Again 8 p m to 12 p. m.
1915 July 19
MONDAY
Battalion on duty
Ten months since joining
army
20 July 1915
TUESDAY
Turks rather active
especially at night
1915 July 21
WEDNESDAY
Fatigue Work. Unloading
ammunition
22 July 1915
THURSDAY
Our new battery of
Kitcheners Army
blow up a Turkish
Battery
Turks shell our
beach very
heavily
Turks reinforcements
100,000 arrive
Stand to Arms20 11-40 pm to
4 a.m. on July 23
1915 July 23
FRIDAY
Battalion on duty
Things very quiet.
24 July 1915
SATURDAY
Stand to arms 1 a m
to 4 a m
1915 July 25
SUNDAY
8 AFTER TRINITY
Feast Ramazon over
Expectations of attack
over
26 July 1915
MONDAY
Wharf lumping on beach
1915 July 27
TUESDAY
More Fatigue work
28 July 1915
WEDNESDAY
Attached to H. Q.
1915 July 29
THURSDAY
Things very quiet
30 July 1915
FRIDAY
Shells all that trouble
us.
1915 July 31
SATURDAY
Very quiet
1 August 1915
SUNDAY
9 AFTER TRINITY
Very quiet Shells only
1915 August 2
MONDAY
BANK HOLIDAY
Very Quiet
Good no of reinforcements
land.
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