Diary of Edgar Roy Stanford, 1914-1915 - Part 3

June.
21^st No stand to arms this morning, although
the rifle fire was terrific.  Heard afterwards
that the firing was by our own
orders, in order to try & locate Turkish
machine guns & that it was very
successful.  Heard also that it was
timed with our French attack down
at the Cape, where the French were
very successful & took two lines of
Turkish trenches.  Things very quiet
all day sapping at Popes from 12 to
June 22^nd 4pm.  No StoA. Everything as
usual. Making Steps at Pope 12 to 4 p.m
Sent on outpost 8p.m for 24 hours.  On
this job everyone has to put in two hours
sapping during the night, for we are 
under known to the Turks making a 
new firing line, which when completed
ought to make our valley pretty safe.
It is across the head of the valley
June 22 underneath the New Z. position from
where they are driving a sap to
meet us.
June 23. Had a very quiet night.  Hot day
& the flys very bad.  Our regiment
moving up into trenches on Popes today.
Relieved by 2^nd Reg. L.H. at 5.30 & went
into Pope's Hill supports at 7.30p.m 
June 24 Came out of supports after quiet night
at 4.30AM. Went for swim in afternoon
Came into firing line at 4.30p.m.
Our Howitzer & bomb throwers put
in some good work on our front
June 25 until dusk.  Quiet night & came
out into supports for couple of hrs
& then back again to firing line.
Nothing doing in trenches all day
but the enemy's artillery, which
seems to have been reinforced, has
been more busy than usual
came out at 4.30p.m

June 25 Went into Supports at 7.30 pm.
June 26 Slept well all night.  Stood to arms at
3.30AM  I came out at "stand easy" at
4.30pm.  Had a fresh water "bath" also
did a big lot of washing - for me.
Plenty of shrapnel in the Gully today
but little or no damage done.  Came
into firing line at 4.30p.m.
June 27 Enemy used bomb throwers for first
time last night but with no success.
While away on "tea fatigue" this morning
the Turks started a heavy rifle fire followed
by artillery directed into our trenches.
The only one to be hit was C. Garrett who got
a couple of pellets in the side ^not serious. Tom Dalton 
also got badly frightened & a bruised neck
through "catching" some of the sandbags
which were blown in.  Both camped next
to me & as my dugout had plenty of pellets
in, it was lucky that I happened to be
out.  came out at 4p.m
June 28 Having a quiet day of it
very little rifle or artillery
fire here, but the guns are
still going down at the Cape
Came into firing line at 4pm
June 29 things fairly quiet till about
8.30p.m when terrific salvo
of fire broke out from the Turks
Word was passed along that
they ^The Turks were attacking Walkers
Ridge.  A few minutes afterward
our outpost sent in word that
they were being attacked from the
top of the valley.  Ten of us
were rushed round from the support
along with a Machine Gun Section
& it was undoubtedly the fire of
the M. Gun that kept any more Turks
from getting into the valley.  The 2nd

Regt - Queensland - camped in the 

in the bottom of the valley at
once turned out & two squadrons
charged up the valley & succeeded
in driving them back.  The Turks
lost about 30 men as far as we
can find out in this charge while
we had only 2 or 3 wounded.
 The Turks suffered heavily on 

Walker Ridge however, not able to 

find out Casualties yet.  It 

was all over in about 3 hours,

the attack being an utter failure.

June 30 We came down at about 5

A.M. & proceeded to shift camps

for it is our turn for spelling,

I got particulars this morning 

of a charge made by the 9^th Batt

on the 28^th inst on our right.

After a heavy shelling from the destroyers

our boys advanced & found- very little
June 30 resistance, our shells having

wrought terrible havoc to the

enemy. Instead of holding

the first trench according

to instructions they advanced

& took the 2nd & 3rd line of

trenches. Our destroyers thinking

that it was the Turks retreating

shelled our boys & the casualties

were heavy about 70.

July 1st Went sapping from 4AM to

8 p.m & was just cooking

breakfast when I was shot

by a sniper. The shock was

terrific. I felt as if I had been

struck by a shell. There was

a hideous crash probably caused

by breaking bones & I knew at

once that my thigh had gone.

They dragged me back into shelter

July 1st & the agony was awful. Our

first aid boys put a bandage

round it & carried me up to the

Field Hospital where I went

under chloroform & had it put

in a splint. I came round

fairly soon & was carried

where the doc. examined etc.

Sent me down to the beach Hos

There they put me under chloro

& put in a splint. Taken on

board Hospital Ship "Sicilia"

soon after. Was very pleased when

I saw Nurse King & she told me I was

to be her patient. Was put under

chloro again, this time having a

Fiba put in the wound & having a

wire splint put on. Was 

very glad of an injection which

enabled me to get some sleep.
July 2^nd Leg much easier this morning

Can't say how glad I was to

told yesterday that I would

not lose my leg. Had

a little breakfast this morning.

Arvo  & Bread & Butter. Every thing

is so nice including the

attendants & nurses who are

very very kind.

July 23rd- After a consultation by

the doctors today, my own Doc came 

& told me that 

I would have to have my

leg off. bad luck, but

I am satisfied with his

explanations.

War Establishment (from
Division
One Headquarter
Four Inf Battalions
Two L. H. Squadrons Brigade , 1 H.Q. divisional
Artillery 3 F A Brigades
One Howitzer Battery & Armed Column
One N.Q. Divisional Engineers
Two Field Company of Engineers
One signal Company
One Divisional Train
Three Field Ambulances
Personnel 611 Officers
17136 Men
17747 Total
HeadQuarters Light Horse Regt
 

One Lieut Col.	Transport Sergt
One Major	Orderley Room Clerk
One Adjutant	Serg Trumpeter
One Quarter Master	Serg. Cook
One Serg Major	Sig Sergeant
Two M. B

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Four 2 M. Serg
Saddler Serg
Nine signaller
Two orderlies for Medr Officers
Six Drivers front line transport
Eleven Batman    Total 41
 

Light Horse Squadron
One Major	One sadder
One Captain	Two Trumpeters
Four Subaltern	Eight Corporals
One Squadron Serg Maj	102 Privates
One Q.M. Serg	One Signal Corporal
Eight Sergeants	Two " Privates
One Farrier Segt	Five Drivers
One Shoeing S Corporal	12 Batmen.
Three Shoeing Smiths	149 Saddle Horse
	12 Draughts (2 packs
	143 Saddles
Total {148 men {6 officers 154 Total

Infantry Battalion
One Lieut Colonel	One Sergt Armourer
One Major	One Pioneer Sergt
One Adjunct	One Sergt Cook
One Quarter Master	One Transport Sergt
One Signaller do.	8 Signallers
One Sergt Major	14 Transport Drivers
One 2.M. Segt	2 Med Officers Orderlies
One Orderly Room Clerk	8 Batmen
Machine Gun Section is the same except 14 privates & 2 drivers

Company
One Major or Captain
2 Subalterns
One Color Sergt
Four Sergeants
Two Armoured or.
Two Corporals
One Pioneer
94 Privates
2 Signallers
2 Stretcher Bearers
2 Drivers
3 Batmen

A. War Establishment C. M
Kings regulations 431
to 482 & 923 to 954
B. Chapters in Y & M.R.J
which correspond to 
F.S.R.I. Chapter 2
Chap. 3 Section 24 to 
33 inclusive Chap 5.
M.R & F S Chapters
2,3,& 4. Musketry
regulations  part 1
chap. 3 Chapt. 4.
omitting paras.
293 294, 295 chaptr
5 paras 301 to 321
inclusive
C Y & M. R. J. Chap 1
chap 3 omitting
section 37 to 40
chapter 4 omitting
sections 47 to 49, 53 to & 55 
85, 63. Chapter 5 only
sections 70 to 95 and 108.
Exam to commence
Monday 30^th Nov.
   {Discipline & General Instructions
A{Regimental Duties
   {Guard & Piquets

Mess Levies
Receipts
26.10.14	Received from McKinnon	3 4
7.10.14	(small)	9 6
30.10.14	(Dalton & Little) owe	17 6
	Dalton	1 0
		1.11.4
		1.2.3
	[[?]] to Blake & Hogg	9/1
Expenditures
26	6 lam 2/- 1 Butter 1/3	3 3
27	2 Butter 2/8, 2 pickles 1/2	4 0
	2 sauce 8, 2 cheese 2/-	2 8
	3 jam 1/-	1 0
	3 jam 2/-	2 0
	2 butter 2/6 jam 1/4	3 10
	2 butter 2/6 2 pickle 1/8	4 2
	2 jam 1/4	1 4
		4 [[?]] 13

M War Establishment.
The War Establishment of a Light
Horse Brigade Consists of :-
Head Quarters
Three L. H Regts.
One Battery Field Art.
One L.H. Brig Ammunition Column
One Signal Troops
One Light H Brigade Train
One L.H. Field Ambulance.
The Personnel xx
104 Officers
2122 men
2226 Total
The War Est of an Infantry Brigade
consists of : -
Headquarters
Four Inf Battals
Personnel : - 132 officers
3985 men
4117 Total
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'A' Troop 'C' Squadron
10^th Aust Light Horse
C/o A J Stanford Esq.
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N. S. Wales
Australia