Sir John Monash, Personal Files Book 5, 6 May - 16 May 1915, Part 6

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Just suffered two causualities
by Turkish shrapnel from
about due South - also 
one machine gun shot
through barrell casing.
Shewn Brigadier
FROM                     13^th BN

PLACE & TIME      11.40 am

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                                          May 9^th 15
 

The enemy are still active and in
strength in front of this post.
Fire is being directed at our trench by
a number of snipers who are concealed
in dense undergrowth in valley
which runs SE/NW for about 600 YDS
AAA The further end of the valley
crosses a road 800 YDS from our trench
AAA The enemy have at least 2 machine
guns which command our trenches
AAA Their position cannot be located AAA
During last night (MAY 8/9) the TURKS
were very busy extending their
trenches which are only 200 YDS 
from our post AAA They appear to
be constructing a series of trenches
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which if continued may extend
all along our front. They can be
seen sending a communication
trench from their fire trenches
on our left to a dip about 350
YDS away in an Easterly direction.
The trenches are occupied by the
enemy and they fire at our trenches
from them sometimes. We have
maintained a good look out, and hit
at least 12 of the enemy between 5 am
and 7 A.M today.  Attached is
sketch of enemys trenches in front
of this post.  AAA
From     C L Giles Lieut.
Place      COURTNEY'S POST
Time       11.55 AM
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   DF 63                             Ninth
Reconnaissance reports enemy still sapping
on right, centre and left 
of my position AAA  Left 
and centre entrenched position held
at about one rifle per
yard AAA  Right entrenched position
one rifle per three yards
To right of my position
and enfilading Turkish trenches from
valley at range 400 yds
from my position are enemys
machine guns AAA  Higher up
valley to SE is enemy's
mountain battery which at 11-20
a.m landed 12 shots into 
my left flank support trenches
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      DF 63                          Ninth
 

AAA I can observe from
new sap on my right
enemy's trenches leading from valley
up the hills towards First
Bde position and continuous movement
of enemy was noticeable but
has been considerably checked by
my firing line in this
new sap accounting for several
of the enemy.
 

From       C/C 15 Bn
Place       Quinns Post
Time        12.10 pm
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    BM 118                          ninth
The following reports have been received from
O.C. Posts, viz
COURTENEY'S - "Work on improvement of trenches
has been carried out through the night and a sap
on the extreme right has been extended six
or seven feet.  The sapping is necessarily short
as There is only room for one man to work
on front. I have now told off a permanent
Platoon at disposal of Engineer Officer.
The platoon will work in relief and it
is anticipated that progress by "this means 
will be greater"
QUINN'S "During the night our trenches were
still further improved but slow progress is being
made with our mining owing to the inadequate 
tools at the disposal of the Engineer.
They are however continually working"
[*Action taken re tools. JPMcG*]
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Bm 116 cont^d
POPE'S -"Three T head saps 15 yards in
front have been completed and are
now being connected to form a fire
trench. A fourth Sap is being worked
and will be connected with the other
three Saps. The whole of the present
fire trench and support trenches have
been connected and we now have good
communication throughout the works. The
road is now safe from Snipers. Overhead
cover has been built over the Maxim."
 

J P McGlinn Lt Col
Bde Major 4^th Inf Bde
Anzac
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                  9/5/15
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      4th Infy Bgde
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                                          9/5/15
 

Interim report of work & casualties by 13^th Bttn
6 p.m. 8/5/15 to 6 pm 9/5/15.
 

During the early part of night 8/5/15 everything was very
quiet. At 1.10am 9/5/15 the Turks made an attack
on our left - all men stood to arms. Small bodies of
Turks worked up to within 100 yds of our front and
at daylight gradually retired. The Marines in our
trenches had four casualties. X At 12 noon
9/5/15 a patrol of 1 Sgt and 4 Cpls was sent
out for the purpose of finding out positions 
and strength of the enemy. They reached
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                                          9/5/15
 

the trenches on Burnage's Hill and were
immediately subjected to heavy fire from all sides.
1 was killed 3 severely wounded X The sappers
have made three forward saps 15 yds long
and are now connecting them. All trenches 
have been improved. The Artillery of the
enemy dropped several shells on the
ridge to our left - presumably aiming 
at the position of the Marines on that 
hill.
 

FROM          13^th Battalion
PLACE         Pope's Hill
TIME            4-30 pm 9/5/15 
D.362/7.14- C.7220. 

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The enemy have sent up 
four star shells on our
right front apparently a signal
 

FROM                   Major Carter
PLACE & TIME
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QC 34                              9-5-15
 

Have located enemy artillery
position, probably occupied by
light gun. A trench or gun pit 
is visable, partly hidden by
bushes artificially placed AAA No
 gun can be seen from our 
trench but the flashes caused
by firing same has been seen
distinctly AAA The position
of the gun emplacement is
about 420 YDS from our
machine gun, magnetic 
bearing 110^o
 

From       CL Giles Lt
Place       COURTNEY'S POST
Time        8.20AM
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O.C. 4 Infantry Bde 
59
 

The colour of the flags
marking the flanks for the various 
Posts under your command is to
be reported today -
Will you please cause this
information to be forwarded at your 
convenience as soon as practicable
M C Futing
BM 9.5.15
8.50am
[* Information supplied by Capt Section
10-10am
Copy attd JPMcG
9 5/ 15
8.50am *]
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The Royal mail steamer
Lusitania has been sunk 45
bodies have been land out
of 2160. It is reported
that 22 have died at
Queenstown. Most of the
officers have perished except
Capt Turner. The passengers on
deck saw a submarine, ½ mile
away which fired 2 torpedoes
France is overcome with anger
at Such a colossal murder
Neutral countries are horrified
at the outrage and say it
will cost Germany dearly
 

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Washington. The opinion in
official circles is that the position
is extremely grave. The Admiralty
says the newspaper that the
Lusitania was armed is wholly
false. The N^o. of survivors already
given is approximately correct.
The Govt. has requested the
ambassador in Berlin to ask Germany
for a report of the sinking of
the Lusitania.
Submarine 29 sank the Wilson liner
Truro on the Scotch coast. The crew
were saved.
Paris. The germans violently attacked
British near St Julien but were
 

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