Diary of Herbert Alexander Affleck, 1915 - Part 3

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2nd Month  FEBRUARY 1915 28 Days 

15 MONDAY 46-319 
Guns not taken out. 
Officers & guns sent to D.A.C. 
for instruction 
On Mess Orderley. 
Posted letter home. 
  
16 TUESDAY  47-318 
Guns sent to D.A.C. afternoon 
Gun drill morning 
Kit inspection afternoon. 
  
17 WEDESDAY  48-317 
Ash Wednesday 
Pay day 
Bought P.C. 15 pt. 
Vaccination scare in the camp  
of small pox 
Vaccination postponed 
writing to Pirillie 
  
28 Days FEBRUARY 1915 2nd Month 

18 THURSDAY 49-316 
On Guard relieved first shift 
On leave Cairo 
singlet & underpants 
Bossmore House 
Watch glass  
Battery went out came in at 
night 
  
19 FRIDAY 50-315 
On guard Brigade 
Battery went out came in to  
dinner 
  
20 SATURDAY 51-314 
On Q.M fatigue 
Vaccinated one mark 
did not take 
half holiday 
writing to Pirillie & home 
  
21 SUNDAY 52-313 
Inspection by Colonel 
half holiday Rgt Aden 5/4

2nd Month FEBRUARY 1915 28 Days 
  
22 MONDAY 53-312 
Posted letter home & to Pirillie 
Went out on bivouac 
dug Gun pits night shoot. 
marching order 6.30p.m. 
  
23 TUESDAY 54-311 
Came in from bivouac 
in to dinner 
fired from pits. 
  
24 WEDNESDAY 55-310 
Pay day. 
2 letters from home 
  
28 Days FEBRUARY 1915 2nd Month 
  
25 THURSDAY  56-309 
Battery stopped in camp 
Gun drill 
  
26 FRIDAY 57-308 
On guard. 
  
27 SATURDAY 58-307 
On guard } 
Battery      } 
Missed writing home 
  
28 SUNDAY 59-306 
On leave Cairo evening 
half day.

3rd Month MARCH 1915  31 Days 
  
1 March MONDAY 60-305 
Battery out shooting 
     "        shoot 
Section     " 
Acted N^o. 3. 
  
2 TUESDAY 61-304 
Battery out for half - day. 
back to lunch 
  
3 WEDNESDAY 62-303 
Battery stopped in 
painting veicheles pt. m 
Pay day half holiday 68. m 
 no mail 
  
31 Days MARCH 1915 3rd Month 
  
4 THURSDAY 63-302 
Half holiday. 
On leave Cairo went to 
Citadel Mosques etc. 
10 a.m to 11 p.m. 
Painting Vechiles 
  
5 FRIDAY 64-301 
In camp morning 
Out at 1 pm for Divisional 
manoauvre 
Returned at 8p.m. 
  
6 SATURDAY 5-300 
Battery in camps. 
half holiday. issued today. 
breeches } 
boots} 
Mess orderly. 
Writing home  p.c.s ready to post. 
  
7 SUNDAY 66-299 
Painting vechiles Wrote home. W Peck 
Waiting man to guard (on guard

3rd Month MARCH 1915 31 Days 
  
8 MONDAY 67-298 
On guard, battery. last shift. 
relieved at 1. p.m. 
show Cinema show.  
  
9 TUESDAY 68-297 
Jack Robinson arrived 
painting. vechiles. 
gun drill. 
  
10 WEDNESDAY 69 -296 
Battery stopped in. half day 
Leave day did not take it 
not well 
Letter from home 
from Isis 
  
31 Days MARCH 1915 3rd Month 
  
11 THURSDAY 70-295 
Went out to Bde Manaouvre. 
Commenced early rising 
Indian style of training 
Revielle 5.0 a.m. marching order 6 a.m.  
return 10.0 a.m. midday stables 12 a.m. 
stables at 4 pm. 
12 a.m to 4 pm. spells. 
  
12 FRIDAY 71-294 
Went out on Bde Manouvere 
Marching Order at 6 a.m 
same as 11^th      
  
13 SATURDAY 72-293 
Battery stopped in 
Musketery practise afternoon 
attended 
On canteen sentry. 7p.m to 9 p.m 
  
14 SUNDAY 73-292 
assisted 6^th Bty lines 
6^th Battery away at a funeral.

3rd Month MARCH 1915 31 Days 
  
15 MONDAY 74-291 
Early parade 
out on manouvres. 
Two letters from home 
2 to 4 off 
shower of rain 
  
16 TUESDAY 75-290 
Out on manouvres. 
Taking guns etc over 
obstacles. around 
pyramids 
home to lunch 
mounted guard 
  
17 WEDNESDAY 76-289 
On guard. 
Pay day 
  
31 Days MARCH 1915 3rd Month 
  
18 THURSDAY 77-288 
made rafts & floated guns 
over lagoon. & swimed horses. 
in to lunch 
Out to cross pontoon bridge 
  
19 FRIDAY 78-287 
Out on Divisional manouvres 
Cpl. Masters met with accident  
in column 
. 
20 SATURDAY 79-286 
Fatigues}  
Half Holiday} 
Shooting at the  
butts 
passed A & B . 
4p rounds. 
On leave Cairo          
went thro' bazaars.     
  "           "   Kursall. 
 

21 SUNDAY 80-285 
Went over & saw Jack half holiday 
wrote & posted letter home.

3rd Month  MARCH 1915 31 Days 
  
22 MONDAY 81-284 
Early parade out on  
manouvre 
  
23 TUESDAY 82-283 
Mail arrived 
round Pryamids column making  
bridges out on exercise. 
  
24 WEDNESDAY 83-282 
Pay day. 
Letters from home} 
one from JMosegatta} 
    "       "     Armadale} 
  
31 Days MARCH 1915 3rd Month   
  
25 THURSDAY 84-281 
Out on Divisional Manouvres 
Posted on Guard 
had to be relieved 
touch of gastritus 
Leave, did not take 
  
26 FRIDAY 85-280 
Medicine & Light duties 
Battery was out on Divisional 
Manouvres 
Wrote to Alan McCleary. 
  
27 SATURDAY 86-279 
Battery did not go out 
cleaning up lines 
Empire evening 
  
28 SUNDAY 87-278 
On Mess Orderly. 
writing home evening

3rd Month MARCH 1915 31 Days 
  
29 MONDAY 88-277 
Inspection by Sir. Ian. Hamilton 
morning 
afternoon gun drill 
  
30 TUESDAY 89-276 
Early parade out on Divisional 
manouvres or Bde  ? 
Dr .C. Newman died 
  
31 WEDNESDAY 90-275 
Funeral of Dr Newman 
at Cairo, Old, 
Pay day half holiday 
  
30 Days APRIL 1915 4th Month

1 APRIL THURSDAY 91-274 
Out on manouvre divisional 
mimic landing 
  
2 FRIDAY 92-273 
Good Friday  
Holiday. 
  
3 SATURDAY 93-272 
Easter Saturday 
Waiting man on guard 
half holiday 
Division under marching 
orders. Inf left camp. 
  
4 SUNDAY 94-271 
On Guard Brigade, 
Inf left camp.

4th Month APRIL 1015 30 Days 
  
5 MONDAY 95-270 
Easter Monday  
1^st Bde left camp for 
Alexandria 
Windy 4^th packing up. 
also 2^nd Bde  
  
6 TUESDAY 96-269 
Fatigues - 
due to leave Mena Camp at 
4.45 postponed for 24 hours 
  
7 WEDNESDAY 97-268 
Postponed a further 24 hrs 
on account of congestion 
at Alexandria shipping 
at wharfs. 
Sports held in the afternoon 
near Mena House Bde Inf 
  
30 Days APRIL 1915 4th Month 
  
8 THURSDAY 98-267 
Left Mena at 4.45p.m,  
for Cairo 
entrained and moved 
out at 8 p.m. 
Inclunded at this date in 
Gen team rode in N^o 4 
  
9 FRIDAY 99-266 
Arrived Alexandria at. 
5.45. a.m unloaded  
packs & shiped guns &  
horses xx 
Left Alexandria 
at 8.0pm 
heading 
north. 
some 
men left 
behind 
In Q.m. Bgt Fatigue 
Saw lots of French troops on 
arrival. large amt of shipping  
  
10 SATURDAY 100-265  
On Karroo A. 19 heading North 
perhaps Linmos sailing by  
self. no escort 
Mounted Guard at 6p.m. Canteen 
passed Rhodes Ind at 11.30p.m. 
4 men of 4^th Bgd left behind  
  
11 SUNDAY 101-264 
On Karroo A.19 heading North.  
passed a number of islands 
payed £3.0.0

4th Month APRIL 1915 30 Days  
  
Beautiful day raining evening 
12 MONDAY 102-263  
Arrived at the Isld of Linmos 50 mls from Dardenelles 
about midnight, had to hang  
outside & come in, in daylight - 
came in & anchored in bay.  
several warships & transports  
N^o  . N^o.  Queen Elizabeth  
steamed out past us. to sea 
fine view, returned evening 
Troops camped on shore, letter from home. 
  
13 TUESDAY 103-262 
Wet morning, assist mess orderly 
Practise disembarkation, was to be  
held but was postponed. 
Cl Johnson left for Dardanelles 
all O.C's on reconnaisance re - 
landing. Cl Hobbs, Major Anderson 
were on board with staff, 
fine evening. 
  
14 WEDNESDAY 104-261 
60 ships, Transports, supply, etc, 
15 men-o-war. 
? subs & destroyers, 
Practise landing in boat. 
disembarkation in moving 
boat toward ashore. 
Posted on guard evening N^o 1 Hold  
  
30 Days APRIL 1915 4th Month 
  
15 THURSDAY 105-260  
On guard. N^o 1 Hold 
Fine day 
Posted note home p.c. 
  
16 FRIDAY 106-259 
Rumors that Dardanelles have 
surrendered, do not think it 
correct. fine day. 
mountains with snow on visible 
boat went ashore for green 
grass 
on Q.Ms fatigue. 
  
17 SATURDAY 107-258 
10 British men - o - war fine day 
4 French        " 
1 Russian          "        Askold. 
about 70 transports etc. 
submarines mine sweepers 
torpedo boats. seaplane ships etc 
arrived today 
ballon ships 
  
18 SUNDAY 108-257 
On guard posted card to Jack,  
at Mena. N^o 1 Hold. posted evening

4th Month APRIL 1915 30 Days 
  
19 MONDAY 109-256 
On guard N^o 1 Hold  
nothing eventful still at 
anchor 
seaplanes at work 
  
20 TUESDAY 110-255 
At anchor. 
nothing eventful. 
  
21 WEDNESDAY  111- 254 
At anchor 
wet day & blowy 
Posted on guard N^o 1 Hold. 
Race between 4 & 5 Btys 
postponed on account of  
heavy weather 
A sub landed good work→ 
  
30 Days APRIL 1915 4th Month 
  
22 THURSDAY 112-253 
On guard N^o. 1 Hold. 
Recieved letter from Nonie 
wrote short letter home. 
blowy day 
7 or 8  Y.B Des. in bay. 
 

23 FRIDAY 113-252 
Fine weather again 
Recieved letter from home. 
wrote another short note home 
enclosed in former. 
moved outside bay at 4 p.m. 
and anchored. 
  
moved out 24 SATURDAY 114-251 afternoon 
at anchor outside bay at  
Linmos Island 
  
left Limnos Isld at 1.30 a.m 
25 SUNDAY 115-250 
Landing Gallipoli Pinesular. 
ending 
Naval gun fire etc postponed