Diary of William Throsby Bridges, 1915, Part 4 of 7

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Part of Quest:
Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges
Subject:
  • ANZAC
Status:
Finalised
Accession number:
RCDIG0001019
Difficulty:

Page 1 / 10

FEVRIER 55.312 S. Maxime 22 LUNDI. Bedwas General that 5.30 al told ne Schem n Hlexandretta finedt New off shldso t Corp Heny & attack as bon LmS Dardanatles. This Dr the to s0 jist B3 he3 hould pistrall 2 Batts 6 a to Conbarh be reg Ca Office all Schu cn Sign Cmference aft in EVR ER 23 MARDL. S. Pascase 54311 To Pract le 222 Cily Te S to & then al= practice tillitin Tooth Tigus t b Cmnformer aft Carruther dle Sr wtep order N C n Iiall mu properal My t Ape 8 Ya lette the lin
FEVRIER 24 MERCREDL, Quatre-Temps 35310 Musteel 2uL.H. morning. Aft called to Shiphiart see ful Burdwood who told m he was adeeed to your Nid. Fut tiam to recomnntin that ean witto Sken not be back. might with Mclan Drind Manwell Mm Sir born &to 2ir af Sladin Sult d EEURIER 56.309 25 SEUDI. Valburge office all Oa 2eed M Walhen ran 5 30 that adis 9a 6 ut Y i Ann had to hav b lan & At 29 28 An to Menn Embark
FEVRIER 26 VENDREDI. 31.308 S. Nestor order ofice to B Macha pl 7 28 Mena have Deuly Rod 5 aft Sche Degncl 1053 at Reture to later ti Decided Ms. FEVRIER 27 SAMEDI. . Ste Honorine To Cenbmental Saw Carruther at plain clotten Feac aft t ault Onee 58.307 mornt. to then into hoaped bellelnan
FEVRIER 28 DIMANCHE. Reminiscere 59.506 Mornin t Mys eum Quntell i Mr Shem en aft Slept till tea at Dan letters Mit C table Machage I am & Ror who ntran lt & for an to morrny graled orders 4 tin NOTES DETEVRIER
MARS 60-305 I LUNDI. S. Aubin after but to Mena breakfast Saw Sen Walker Shepheans Carrnthees at former has to fried cut. H Oer if in you Army shuld adopt Feliet. there may an & whither into to an genry objectin d drert 3 talle Reply to Grner I better not in Ciferece aft Scheme synalling Fidey MARS 61-304 S. Simplicien 2 MARDL. cut- Hawker came Col. him t 2ee Joch Ild ny tange 2 t ractice & Seltin Arty abut oid 2C Corbs t Dn to hold 6 at to man deadmers notice Short licture Cuntiffe Owens lne fim An adance 6 Eue to
3 MERCREDI MARS Ste Cunegonde 62-305 MARS B ETEUDI. S. Casimir att to Stphine ger ben Wather n Oistugusting backe an to & carrithe recommended then ad optin Also Jdun Petitcol
MARS SVENDREDL S. Adrien 64.301 Called to Stpheald to ee Sen D 1130m He infuned bod. that my is na to lan & 9 at end of ballipoli Pruinrle wtt marines & Indian nt By Wile Godlys the Cu bupn was to appear off ruch if pemsule to Draw Trl away from my ceed. If ncensary rodly would to Eucplaged a uscatic Shore. 13000 Guimans is Ternce of Tib. out at lit Stept Dn Eercen Back cut a Desirt .30 Set Bus to 1t MARS 65300 G SAMEDI. Ste Colette 30us Returned at office after to Hele opolig uhn ctte eyes gain i new puscription look Mr Mr Hagins to Citadel. Then trnight white back to camp.
MARS 7 DIMANGHE, Oculi 1966.299 Pistol practice Packing after with wite to Antmental to get nen cut Ha Budword & Capt. Nitchill RM. Came Cut- to tea & afterward Went up Orcal Pyrannd & to temple of Sphme Di B. Said I DHmad has ming a truich Di to co operate with is my tooks puwde arriad MARS SUMD S. Sear D. 30.358
05 MARS 68.297 3. MARDL. Ste Frangoise office by 6.30 p Train t Alexandria with an & wit - called at Corps H Ou. told Steem dtoland should be 3rd Jnf Bry & prually tolliedt ti Anned Alex at 10l to Savoy Palace MARS 2339.38 IOMERCREDI. S. Blanchard 8.30 a Trun to Hlubin M Auy 970 halher te pud in which Abereuly landed in 1801 Saw Pite of Batble of Hil Buch to tele ty 3t dumched. To 922 Ppey + Pillan - Catacimbs to signal State p a niew of the partins a Oener to Aft fom Musie Hall A304 212
MARS II.TEUDI. Ste Sophrone -70-295 In cal to wharfs to gee an houes which i countnally frund alnot Cas Seft Hlex. b 430 Fran Aman Carro 3.30/. called at Corh H. Am. no hew. Evening Cund wth dady & Mn J. Manvll he B. & High Cumm present MARS I2 VEIDREDL S. Masimilien 7/-294 Looh fight between J. in Du Duylas + Back Puey Road. to Mence by 5/ Sir W.D. tole e not Tufficinl water in Tenines Mr It 100nd men . Strat S D Amad mas remer to him tlkad asked b intruction H. Rad Felyraphed as 1o000 me would te employed he hs gend a Venin hueral. B. Asted to Jan Henelton Enes night attack by Mr. Cay. t Mackanrins Intrinctiments

FEVRIER 
22 LUNDI.  S. Maxime   53-312 
  
General Birdwood 
told me at 9.30 that  
Alexandretta Scheme was 
off. New proposed time 
Army Corps shld go to  
L.ms. as base & attack 
Dardanelles. This Divn 
to go first one Brg has 
2 Batts would probably 
be reqd to embark on 27th. 
Office all Day. 
Conference on Signg Scheme 
in aftn. 
  
FEVRIER 
23 MARDI.  S. Pascase   54-311 
  
To see Arty Practice 
& then to 3rd Brg. S 
military practice at 
Tigers Tooth. 
Aftn. Conference with 
Godley & Carruthers 
re W.O. order to [[?]] 
our missions - Finally 
agreed to my proposals. 
Recd Austn letter of 25 Jan

 

FEVRIER 
24 MERCREDI.  Quatre-Temps   55-310 

To see L.H. Musketry 
in morning. Aftn 
called to Shepheard to 
see Gnl Birdwood 
who told me he was 
ordered to join Med. Fleet 
to reconnoitre & leaving 
that Suny with Skeen 
& might not be back. 
Dined with McCay 
Gen J Maxwell present 
& to see boxing in 
7th Batt Stadium aftd. 
  
FEVRIER 
25 JEUDI.  S. Valburge  56-309 

Office all day ready 
5.30 Gen Walker rang 
up to say that orders  
had come for 3rd Brg 
& other units to leave 
Mena on 28th & 29 to 
Embark.

 

FEVRIER 
26 VENDREDI.  S. Nestor   57-508 

Office - Orders for 
Maclagens Brig. to  
leave Mena 28th Feb & 1st Mar. 
Aftn.  Rode to Ornlag. 
for signal scheme. 
Returned at 10.30 p.m. 
Decided to later tend 
off. 
  
FEVRIER 
27 SAMEDI.  Ste Honorine   58-307 

To Continental in morning. 
Saw Carruthers  & then into  
plain clothes - Loafed 
Aftn  & eveg Gellibrand 
dined with me.

 

FEVRIER 
28 DIAMANCHE. Reminiscere 59-306 

Morning to Museum. 
Shown over by Mr Quibell 
Aftn Slept till tea 
Wrote letters. Dined at 
same table as MacLagen 
& Ross. Who entrain 
tonight & sail to morrow 
under sealed orders.  
  
NOTES DE FEVRIER

 

MARS 
1 LUNDI S. Aubin  60-305 

Out to Mena after 
breakfast. 
Saw Genl Walker & 
Carruthers at Shepheards 
former has to find out 
from Army Hd. Qrs if we 
should adopt helmets 
& whether there was any 
objection to us going into 
desert for 3 day. 
Reply to former yes & latter 
better not. 
Conference aftn on 
Fridays signalling scheme 
  
MARS 
2 MARDI.   S. Simplicien  61-304 

Col Hawker came out- 
Took him to see 
2nd Bn. Fld firing range 
& sectin. Practice by 
Arty. 
Corps order recd about 
6 p.m. to hold Divn in 
readiness to move at 
short notice 
Cunliffe Owens lecture 
on advance from [[Aisne]] 
in Suez

 

MARS 
3 MERCREDI. Ste Cunēgonde  62-305 
  
MARS 
4 JEUDI.    S. Casimir  63-302 
Aftn to Shepheards to 
see Gen Walker re 
Distinguishing badges to 
Allies- he & Carruthers 
recommended their adoption. 
Also spoke to Petitcol.

 

MARS 
5 VENDREDI.   S Adrien  64-301 

Called to Shepheard to see 
Genl B. 11.30am He informed Godley 
& I that my Divn has to land 
at end of Gallipoli Peninsula 
with marines & Indian Mtn Brg 
While Godleys  the day before 
has to appear off neck of 
peninsula to draw Turks 
away from my [[ceed?]] - If 
necessary Godly would be  
employed on Asiatic Shore. 
13000 Gunners in [[?]] of Turks. 
At 2pm. went out to begin 
Divl Exercise. Slept 
out in desert. Back 
to Hd Qrs 7.30am Sat 3 
  
MARS 
6 SAMEDI.   Ste Colette  65-300 

Returned at 7.30a.m. 
office - 
Aftn to Heliopolis where 
[[Banult?]] exd eyes & 
gave me new prescription. 
Took Mr SW Higgins 
to Citadel. Then 
brought White back 
to camp.

 

MARS 
7 DIMANCHE.    Oculi    66-299 

Pistol Practice. 
Packing. 
Aftn. with White to  
Continental to get hair cut. 
Gen Birdwood & Captn 
Mitchell RN came  
out to tea & afterward 
went up Great Pyramid 
& to temple of Sphinx. 
Gen B. said Gen D'Amade 
was bring] a French Divn 
to co. operate with us. 
My tool & powder arrived 
  
MARS 
8 LUNDI.    S. Jean D.    67-298

 

MARS 
9 MARDI.    Ste Francoise  68-297 

Office. 
by 6.30p.m. train to 
Alexandria with Casey 
& White - Called at 
Corps Hd Qrs. Told 
Skeen order for landg 
should be 3rd Infy Brg 
followed by 1st & finally 
2nd- 
Arrived Alex. at 10p.m. 
to Savoy Palace.  
  
MARS 
10 MERCREDI.   S. Blanchard  69-296 

By 8.30am train to Alublin 
arrivg 9.30. Walked 
over ground in which 
Abercromby landed in 1807 
Saw site of Battle of Nile. 
Back to Alex by 3p.m. 
Lunched- To see Pompey's 
Pillar - Catacombs & 
to Signal Station for a  
view of the harbour - 
Aft dinner to a 
Music Hall . poem. 
ABOUKIR

 

MARS 
11 JEUDI.   Ste Sophrone    70-295 

In cab to wharfs to 
see our horses which we 
eventually found at [[north?]] 
camp. 
Left Alex. by 11.30 12 train 
arrived Cairo 3.30pm. 
Called at Corps Hd. Qrs. 
no news. 
Evening dined with 
Lady & Sir J Maxwell 
Gen B. & High Comm. 
present.  
  
MARS 
12 VENDREDI.   S. Maximilien    71-294 

To fight between Godley 
& Douglas' Divn. in 
Suez Road. Back to  
Mena by 5 p.m. 
Sir M. B. told me not 
sufficient water in Lemnos for 
more than 10,000 men - That 
Gen D'Amade was senior to him 
but had asked for instructions 
K. had telegraphed as 
10000 men would be employed 
he has sent a senior] General.  
B. asked for Ian Hamilton. 
Eveg night attack by McCay 
in MacLaurins entrenchments  

Last edited by:
Jacqueline KennedyJacqueline Kennedy
Last edited on:

Last updated: