Cecil Anthony McAnulty, Diary [1915] - Part 4

nt organising for the
 uly. I could not 
transport had
[[?]], but was sent to
[[?]] get no tidings there
engagement in. Turke
reach here and 

ting. The back lot 

e only about, 3 weeks
were sent away.

who were severely

engagement. I

caru nation is to be
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SATURDAY 3^rd

Was round at the 2nd Batt
today trying to find Albert Clark
got on to the name of a chap
Answering to his name & description
he was sent away wounded but
could not find out for certain
whether it was him or not. Turks  are 

reported to have received heavy
reinforcements, perhaps they are
contemplating another big attack
their loses have been very heavy

surely.
SUNDAY 4^th More rain last nigh

nothing  doing today

except fatigue. What with fatigue

we are worse off here than we ever

in  camps. Theres more work than

fighting [[?]] [[?]]

laying in the [[?]] today. The

Dean of Sydney held [[?]] parade

& [[echuemenical ?]] service this morning

[[?]] of the Church of England

(21)
This morning it was a very impressive
scene the Dean was in full regalia &
the Communions  [[?]] out in the

open air, the hymn  sounded
very solemn & impressive it must
have carried to the Turkish trenches,
Had a good illustration of the
damage that our Japanese bombs

[[?]] do, the Turks have  something

similar now & one of their bombs

landed in the communication trench
last night a few yards from us.

It burst with a deepening [[?]] bringing

down both sides of the trench shaking

the surrounding ground like a see-saw

luckily nobody was in the immediate

vicinity but 2 men close [[?]] were

buried [[?]] the fall of the earth, but were

dug out in time & escaped with a few

cuts & bruises

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MONSAIS] the tinks charked avery heavy
imbordment hhis morning at 4oclock
the peristacfantom they werfe puttery, in
shells at the rate of 15 a minute after that they
soeddown sell berlock wen tecused
ee. I was very waid while i lat
eseccion wa iy a
do communicate or tench, + on one all deppen
e it we did nodamage, we werecxfecting
a dack joanser to drop amongst h ever
that wud e blown the e
a cviderely got some
n smercen tey
ges, as they sent afee t0 shece over there
are Hhe ware they have sesd yet tey did
aus damage all told aut notherconimenurate
uit the aniution expended. He yblen
He papafet of the firing care topece in parts
a kicledemaced a fee me here other
our gun were strangely sikent the
bobaidmen seemed nothave exferdedice
cucrgis as the hardle terada single
nitle shallt ress off Hedore Hattabont the
nariowaf cicase of phossiblle forancyt
and wittout gestinghin cortang
e wingm accation
haved leading out of the firnglive abo
holves was witng in
by some distfulling
on my head. Sasait isane that the bread behand
& was compledely blecked up a clod of card the
ise of myself restony on the edge of his bellow
Bno
ocedby a bor to both side of the
trench Lad faltersn for abss aspoce of tabout
Byard. Afarleas shad benanother wke
guister u twn edn be writing thro some
my egiuppmnent is iret nderad ther
atovvimn
 

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fcosen used it was late
et what
cardqiake have not heard
dumage wasdone. Wasen wasd as
the losboles from ndig till
We tanks balking
Bans Careahear
7ol
enging giess
Teuniion

Mill a b
wwish sconce
up to the benede
Iwa
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Bemedhald
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that once
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way to another therhas abotter world
o another guies day today
TOESBY
with the exception of the tilay Thei gu
ar dosting more ailiatee everly day orhey
have eviderly go a number of fresh gun
aaaleblocate
upour newdont seem.
thi stellscaused
y so wellnow
tei
a few casacties in the Kievchs today
forminately hone in o

 

today it we
had a medicae examination
we strictes forilce Happears that sothe of the
neiforsenent thet have been arriving are nott pays
li& afew of them are already feelily the etrain
very man was regidey examined incd by ench, i
slowed any defert likely to enterfere with his
eilivenet wos senback to hebase Iwe
ssedas perfoctly sound. Had quivte a ffth of
povember celebration cast ngh the hinks muss
have been enpecting some moke onom part tigtt
all nght they wer ente over flares, teyarcuring
different colours now red white green
50 shiften to a differesy fortion
of the firing line today were sent
up to strengheg thepaithon held by the y Bast
Iin feriig cine is oney 50 yards from the
Turkist Hieveles here things promise to be mind
linetier, it is imporsible to about soment
as a law of you head above the parafet here
Was on writch cas night brom midnight hill gam
at the month of a tunnel about 15yaids upons
of the firing line. I was very very glad when we
wakt was overs, I was there tolor out forany
unusual sict or cound Iwas well hisde
lent enlless were flying unpleasantly close
papeinganont ish beehins acongitene
15079Bomhow or other a terkis snefer
has managed to aneat through our
cires has hidder thselfaway in tehile if is
tibelooking for a needl ina hasplac typry tofev
hins, as te liels are covered with thei richs
the commends portion of the road leading to the well
& this worning got3 men. Adtof sefrs re clan
through the neart, his matl ran out johelpbein
as gas the stomain Hhe third naw was only seightl
coovanded. Thereunomen out upper he any
 

alh
 

is is to be hoped they soo get thehr
$510R5A715 Weare geting a very warm
time inoi new position shew sell but
righower our connccation tiente, te
futs a commonthing for some of asoges
by a fall of cait at wealtimes every mori
might theleas as camalties end Coy from
auste dees as dinner time todly artel
cst directly over myself twe otheren altho
gn gc
sist was acrathed while two other menaboutt
yads dwars werety one hilles outh sfose the
other severely wounded. He dead chap quit a
boy, had he head ato or cutoff an togm
of the shall causes him in the nect pending the
ular vern awing about s/ waytheough bonech
the safternoon one your mountaiu Batheries
opened up on the kiluckes a Gittle to om right
We had a first class new of I through our Perisiope.
te intention eer seemingly to arnash up
buried wer enangled to infront of their
trenches, ther succeeded barl wis wod wand
eing inallductions. The ks fng
eay unpleasanteuprise on us tonigel? alout
o occock when everything was very quieet, thare was
a ligenplocion, some tthe mew esanding af the
doshotes were knocked down by the cicension
a mine had been enploded about o or wyad
wntofou portion of the firing line. Heturks
iten was evidentles tobeow aft our taves bt
tei mind fell jest reittle too cort. Severae
somer were more or len injiney lyfllin
ectiris, therewerey carualtee in& places
acone, killed & 3wounded
 

things Cleck
3AS
sexciting in ou new foritid
some of our communication arenches can te case
aote
Ay the Tinks articlery away on the left they catch t
few menhere every day at 10 oclock tnight t everi
made an attack inorfifion but I wass Billed un
tto infancy, they did not seen to be aale to paie
Henurdkrow fireturned on then, onlyoffew
left their trenche they didns return, We
kept up raped fire for about somenetes, oue rifle
were so tos the teess lad to take ou places te
our rifles cooled of
fired 150 rounds in
about 15 minets is think this was abou even
mans average they did not make asacond
attenaf but we had to leeon te cm vivetel
dayeight on casuacties were very sligh
MONSAYBE) te evemy attacked again theirs
morning but this samemore to
ourleft they preceded the athack with aheave
combardment big enpeosives at apret.
Jack Johnons the caused a few canial
but we were belty rgs or on
rection a losof the nell tdireitly
overlead, but the trencd being deer nadrow
we were well steesered the concension
caused by the explading stells o gaven
a sliking headaike Then attack again signally
facled, then beant is evidently notin if s
sems to take their officersall their hime bodri
hewsoit as conas act. Baba is taken
well show sent the way and a back stoued
becarried out More demerstationas
neght, weget no vest at all was i sentyon one
of the tnnces ceading out to the turkesine
from glwlic cason this wa got that
yards ifron gow
swas onmonedavout.
 

so was ab M Shane distance from the
dencles, bart sentry ison for w hours a
hime
but is is more beringschausting the
soms of any other duty. Masueally as He exemed
oneighffew yards away every newe is chained
< nguuss there sunnees alrotanetal
ablow but a tuncapected momenc
A B I am on in the communication
certes forte
wis sfell and
a
se ftigud to be done The 3d Bast isqetery
thenned down now therewere 4 in 16raikier to
en
&oinesis hereade yop berenow, itstire
we gotsome more acinforement
IReceived s papers today but nobed cas
REDNEEDAYHMeCeersmis belying about some
where Water is running seort if isconmec we will
sepus oncewallowante, ou nations are not as good
as theyused to be today as the quiesens day we havve
had cave we came int our new position.
01 Lodly ts Heloties day in
nedrelivien comecking
arresponding to good Feday, the tuit
an ey quitse partess they will liven
up ofter rndnight. Had a greatsaying
eanataren
and this afternoo. lad
hepor acouped
houis breakings friscopes making
ewingvery difficuld at last
ceased hem. He was at a Coophole
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His shadon
offositemine
him away, every simbe saised to ritt
look wtthole a daik afator was cast
L
ofter about half adozen
airesA
the
ahe shots
for the rest of the
more
that lospol
day
to they dreated us to a hea
TIDA
i where were a lot of
Bbaling
steles (faid Jrokur
samalsd
ot so ma some of tem very badly
Her
Has down outh beard the afterso
Jo

La linguon the forssead for the
wene
was krowsel cuned
Hodto

lade
weedfersus wt
taket run for it awar about ar how
before we coned getow clothe
tter pack Johnsons
1h
SATORDAYI
are tuching in some good word for
them lately although thay only use
3org a doty obey cause they gasualtit
righd
as when ode leads in the
lace it generally occort for
wt he 13 mear
Comnnn t