Diary and photograph of John Adams, 1914-1916, Part 12 of 16

28th 
9 till 11 a.m same training as yesterday 
11.15 a.m another medical inspection. 2pm 
took party to clean Bn lines. 
29th 
Same training as yesterday. Bn C Cpl for day 
2.p.m all Bn N.C.Os received instructions in  
Platoon & Company formations. Cpl Peisley back from 
hospital. 
30th 
Same training as yesterday. 2 till 3. p.m Bn 
N.C.Os received instructions in bayonet fighting 
1st October 
Bn training same as yesterday. 2 till 3 p.m 
Bn N.C.Os instructed in Physical Drill. 
2nd 
Bn carried out musketry, bayonet fighting, 
deffinition of targets by clock & finger methods. 11.15. A.M 
compulsory swimming parade in the harbour. 
During afternoon Capt Herrod gave me permission 
to go to water supply to wash clothes. 
3rd 
9. a.m church parade, a hospital chaplain 
took the service. 1 p.m. 1. p.m with others I 
walked to a village ("Porteano") about 2½ miles 
off. We loaded ourselves with tins of Pineapple, 
Biscuits, & Grapes. The village was full of 
troops sightseeing & shopping. we reached camp 
at 4:30. p.m. very tired, then had a good feed.

October 
7.30 to 9.30 p.m our Colonel gave Bn N.C.O's a 
fine lecture on outpost duties (Lecture held in 
Offs Mess. He mentioned N.C.O's morning parades in 
future would be 6.45 to 7.45 a.m. 
4th 
6.45 a.m Bn N.C.O's less those on special Bn and Co 
duties, were instructed by Col Cass in every necessary 
detail on outpost duties.  Bn parade 9. am. 
instructing Detailing Piquets, Bayonet Fighting & 
Outpost Duties. Before being dismissed at 11 a.m 
the Col read a message to us, saying the Greek 
Churches had been looted again & a similar 
occurence happened last week. he stressed 
the seriousness of the crime & warned us against 
sacrilege.  11.30 a.m the Bn commenced to 
dig trenches at the bottom of parade ground, for 
bomb throwing. 
5th 
2.a.m most of us were awakened by the noise of 
L/c Skill. he was placed under arrest. N.C.Os parade 
6.45 till 7.45 am The Col instructed us in 
loading & sight gauging.  9 till 11 am the Bn 
carried out loading, Bayonet fighting, musketry & Coy 
Drill.  Escort to Skill. The Colonel disrated him 
& seven days field punishment was added. 
6th 
6.45 to 7.45 am N.C.O's parade loading & 
sight setting instructions. 9 am Bn paraded in

fighting order. then marched about 1½ miles 
towards Sarpi. Here we carried out the description 
of targets, by clock & finger methods for 40 minutes. 
After a very round about way we reached camp 
at mid-day.  On arrival everyone was examined 
by the 1st Bn M.O. our M.O is sick in hospital 
Everyone seems knocked out after the march 
of 5 or 6 miles. 
7th 
N.C.Os parade 6.45 till 7.45 . 9 till 11 am the 
Bn carried out Bayonet Fighting, Outpost Duties & 
Rapid loading.  Afternoon Coy N.C.O's took 
Barr & Stroud Range Finder to practice 
4 p.m I mounted quarter guard, only 2 men in detention. 
8th  
Very wet all day. Dismounted guard 4.pm.  9 to 10pm 
a severe thunderstorm, most of our tents blew away. Ours 
luckily stood the test, with us holding on to the inside 
9th 
Coy C. Cpl for the day.  9 till mid-day Bn went on 
route march, at halts we carried out definition 
of targets & range finding.  Afternoon our C.O 
Capt Herrod took all N.C.O. on to a hill close by 
where we carried out field sketching. & Field 
Compass instructions. 
10th 
Church parade 9. am.  11 am Sgt Trott, Cpl Goss, 
Splinters & myself, went to a near village & hired

October 
5 donkeys & 2 donkey boys, costing 5/- the lot. We 
set out for a place named Therma, arriving 
at 1.15pm. This place is apparently noted for 
it's natural Hot Springs. The place was full of 
troops & was impossible to get food here, so went 
pushed on to another village name Korno 2 miles 
away. here we got all that we required & at 
3 p.m started on our way back, after the time 
of our lives.  I had to tie Trott and Splinters on 
their donkeys.  Splinters slipped under the 
donkeys belly, causing much amusement until 
he was unbound.  On our way the illegal 
ammunition was falling out of our 
pockets on to the rocks. after a glorious day we 
reached camp at 5.15 pm.  eager eyes watched 
the arrival.  Korno is a pretty seaside village 
11th 
6.45 to 7.45 N.C.O' parade.  9 till 11 am Bn 
carried out bayonet fighting, bomb throwing & Coy 
drill. Detailed to take patrol to search for one 
of our Coy men. he escaped from quarter guard 
12th 
C. Cpl for the day. Been feeling seedy for some time 
so I saw the Doc.  marked L.D.  I was 
exempt from parade & general inspection with 
full marching order, by the General Commanding 
Communications, also a night parade in full 
marching order.

13th 
7. am sick parade marked M & D.  9 till 11 am 
Bn carried out bomb throwing & Bn drill. 7.30 to 8pm 
Bn in full marching order night parade. 
14th 
7am sick parade & M & D.  9 till 11 am Bn carried 
out bayonet fighting, battalion drill & instructed in 
Fuses & Detonators. Afternoon I went across to No 
2 Australian Field Stationery Hospital & saw L/Cpl 
Lowe, he was very sick & is leaving for the base. 
15th 
Coy C. Cpl.  no N.C.Os parade to-day.  9am the 
Bn marched about 4 miles from camp & carried 
out outpost duties, returning to camp at 1.30pm 
16th 
6.45 till 8 am N.C.O. parade.  With 20 
others I was on dental parade, & had a tooth extracted. 
17th 
9 till 10am Church parade. Day very stormy 
During the afternoon I made a good deal with a 
Greek, purchasing 8 tins of Pineapple for 1/6 per tin 
18th 
9 till 11 am.  Bn carried out fire control & Bn 
moving in artillery formation.  2. pm our Bn 
being the Bn for Divisional duty, all available 
men were mustered to unload stores from barges 
for the canteens.  the job finished at 5 p.m.  Much 
fresh beef was unloaded.

October 
19th 
7.30 am mounted guard over the main water 
supply for the A & N.Z troops. The N.Z's are about 1  
mile from here 
20th 
Relieved from guard.  reached camp at 8.45 am 
& had breakfast. No Bn parade for us this morning. 
Afternoon I was told to get 10 sacks of straw from 
nowhere. It eventually was got out of the A.S.C 
store.  required for bayonet fighting dummies.  7.30pm 
Bn N.C.Os instructed in night marching by the 
stars, & position of important planets by Col Cass. 
21st 
Coy C. Cpl   9 till 11 am Bn carried out an 
attack on 2 windmills 2 miles off. 7.30 pm the 
Bn moved off at the rate of 1 mile an hour on a 
compass bearing, to a spot 1½ miles away. The same 
time was taken to return. reached camp at 10.30 pm 
very cold night. 
22nd 
6.30 am. Took a party to carry mails from 
Brigade Hqs to the pier. returned at 7.10 am 
9 till mid-day Bn carried out attack on a hill 
3 miles off. Before we finished we were 
drenched with rain & very cold 
23rd 
6 am till 9 with 6 others we had to pump water 
for the Division, & again from 12 till 3 pm

it was a bitter cold day, I'm feeling very sick. 
24th 
Too wet for church parade. 
25th 
Went on sick parade, marked L.D. 7.30am the 
Brigade carried out an attack 3 miles off & returned 
to camp at 11.15 a.m.  Cpl Goss sent to hospital.  I 
took over his job of C.O. Sgt for week.  We were told that 
we embark during the week.  J. Swears & Ashton 
had to return to the transport lines at Alexandria, 
after sneaking away from Alexandria & joining us 
on Gallipoli. 
26th 
Cpl Holt with 6 men went on baggage guard. 
Bn went on route march.   Orders issued to embark 
at 6.15 am tomorrow. Each man issued with 
150 rds S.A.A. 
27th 
6.15 a.m  The Brigade fell in with full marching 
order & marched to the pier about 2½ off, here we 
boarded a ferry boat, then steamed out & 
embarked on the Osmanich at 1.pm. the 
whole brigade is aboard. 
28th
10.30 am Bn fell in for rifle inspection.  2.30 pm 
musketry & physical drill till 3.15 pm.  very cold day 
29th 
Morning parade 9 till 10 am.  no parade this

October 
afternoon on account of sailing at 2. pm. 6.30 
pm reached Anzac.  Off Anzac it looked like 
a town, with the dugout lights shining out to 
sea.  Disembarked on lighters & marched to the 
Right of Anzac. 
30th 
9 am our Coy took over part of firing line from 
the 9th Bn. I was in charge of an advanced 
tunnel (A.I. tunnel) till 2 am next day.  At 
about 11.20 pm Reynolds reported to me. that he 
saw a Turk crawling towards our position.  I had 
a look, & sure it was, we both plugged him 
with 4 rounds each. Part of 7th Reinforcements 
joined us in firing line. 
31st 
11 am our other 2 Pln's relieved us from firing 
line, we went into supports.  With 15 others I was told 
off to fetch Bn Stores from the Pier we landed on, on 
the 29th.  The job was finished at night with a few 
tins of sardines for our trouble, on our way up 
3 of our mule carts capsized delaying us sometime. 
We had great difficulty in finding our trench, 
within half an our we found our possie. 
1st November 
Coy is in reserves, Cold at night. This 
seems very quiet part of the line. 
2nd 
Coy C Cpl for the day.  10.30 am went into supports

The possies were built for 4 men, we had to cram 
in 8 men & several of us had to lie on top 
of the trench. Afternoon warships shelled Achi Baba 
3rd 
News that the Bulgarians suffered heavy losses 
by the Allies combined attack.  2 till 4 pm our howitzers 
& 18 pounders shelled the Olive Grove.  The Turks 
replied on to Anzac & Brighton Beaches. 
4th 
11am.  Nos 3 & 4 Ptn's took over firing line from 
Nos 1 & 2 Ptn's.  Remainder of 7th Reinforcements arrived 
to-day, also the 8th Rfmts.  I was given charge of 
Q.I. Tunnel till 9.pm.  8 pm Turks opened 
up heavy rifle fire on our right flank & along to 
our immediate front. It lasted ½ hour. Everyone 
stood to till 10 pm. 
5th 
5 to 6 a.m stand too every morning.   Cause of 
heavy firing last night. The 7th Light Horse opened up 
an underground firing line.  During the operation 
they received 22 casualties including 4 killed.  7.30 till 
10 p.m on duty in QI Tunnel 
6th 
1.30 till 3.30 on duty QI Tunnel.  10.45 a.m 
relieved from front line by B. Coy. We went into reserves 
near Artillery Road.  Our Coy being fairly strong 
was made into Platoons.

7th 
Several Turks Howitzer shells dropped amongst us 
during the day, causing several casualties.  8.p.m a 
destroyer & our howitzers shelled the Turks positions 
on our right.  The 7th Light Horse attacked & took 30  
yards Turks trenches, suffering very few casualties 
those were mostly caused by Turks bombs. 
8th 
12.30 p.m a great Pal D. Berry has his leg broken 
near the thigh by shell fire. also 2 Chaplains were 
badly wounded by the same shell. I helped to 
fix Berry up. he was a brick & brave fellow 
During the afternoon a 3rd Class Cruiser shelled Gaba Tepe. 
9th 
Turks very quiet this morning.  11 a.m enemy submarine 
must have been spotted.  Destroyers were circling at full 
speed & Two areoplanes searching the sea off Gaba- 
Tepe.  12.30 to 2 p.m. one of our cruisers off Gaba-Tepe 
fired several broadsides in the direction of Mados. 
Lord Kitchiner visited Anzac. 
10th 
3 till 4 pm. one of our monitors shelled Achi Baba 
with her 15 inch guns.  Very quiet day.  J. Swears returned 
to Alexandria under escort for sneaking away 
to do a bit of scrapping. 
11th 
Early morning, heavy naval fire could be seen & 
heard at Cape Helles, directed on to Achi Baba