Diary of William Throsby Bridges, 1915, Part 5 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:

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MARS
13 SAMEDI.  S. Nicėphore  72-293

Office.
Rode over ground near
Pyramids McCay has
Entrenched.
Aftn Sent for McCay &
told him he gave too
much trouble.
After tea with Howse
to Heliopolis to see
Sellheim, but found
he had left & saw him
down at Continental 


MARS
14 DIMANCHE. Laetare 73-292

Packing morning
Aftn rode over ground
for next Wednesday
Manoevres
Letters Eveg. 

 

MARS
15 LUNDI. S. Zacharie  74-291

Office
White went in to see
Skeen & on return said he
thought we were to go
to France as [[?]]
what would be
available in April
& French would play
about Gallipoli etc
At 12 midnight went
out to see MacLaurin
attack McCays trenches
returned at 3am.
  
MARS
16 MARDi.  Ste Euzebie  75-290
Office
After lunch with McCay
& MacLaurin on
ground in [[our?]] last nights
assault took place
At 4pm to see Gen W.B.
told me he was off to night
to see Sir Ian Hamilton
at Lemnos - That Sullivan
said there were 100,000 best
Turkish Troops in Gallipoli
& vicinity - Arty was to
go to Alexa probably this
week = so as to be ready to
embark.  Operation in Dardenelles 
was to get [[amn?]] to Russia
Conference at 8pm on
night attacks 

 

MARS
17 MERCREDI. S. Patrice 76-289 
Divisional Scheme 
MacLaurin V. McCay. 
Walker [[umpire?]] = Returned 
3pm. 
To Heliopolis to see 
Dunhill = getting better 
  
MARS 
18 JEUDI. S. Alexandre 77-288 
Gen Stanton I/C Adm 
called. 
To Cairo to see Sir J Maxwell 
re Alexandria - He apprd. 
of my going to Lemnos 
to morrow Eveg 
Office aftn - 
Eveg to Heliopolis to 
get Godley to witness my 
signature. Saw Ryan  
in Hospital - then 
dined with the Higgins'

 

MARS 
19 VENDREDI. S. Joseph 78-287 

Morning office. 
Rode round camps 
Saw Hughes. 
Mess meeting 
Mr Gunn called 
Left camp at 5p.m. 
dined in town & 
by 8p.m. train left 
for Luxor with 
Howse Bird Stanford 
& others 
  
MARS 
20 SAMEDI. S. Joachim 79-286 

Arrived Luxor at 9.30a.m. 
Breakfasted & then 
Saw Luxor temple - 
Aftn drove to Karnak 
At 6 p.m.to bank of 
Nile to see after glow. 

 

MARS 
21 DIMANCHE. Passion 80-285 

The others to tombs 
of the Kings but Howse 
and I took novels & 
spent morning in 
Garden of Winter 
Palace Hotel. 
Writing letters aftn  
& back to Cairo to 
6p.m. train 
  
  
MARS 
22 LUNDI. S. Paul, ev. 81-284 

Arrived Cairo 7a.m. 
motored to Mena - 
breakfasted & then 
to Heliopolis when I 
saw Godleys Divn at 
9.30 March Past. 
Called to see Dunhill   
who was much better 
& reached Mena at 1p.m. 
Office aftn Sir I. M. 
Said the whole of 70,000 would 
soon be at Alexa. Skeen 
told me all his work was 
thrown away as Admirty 
measurements of ships were wrong  

 

MARS 
23 MARDI. S. Fidele 82-283 

office. 
aftn to town to call 
on Harvey Pasha. he 
was not in - 
About 9p.m. went out 
to see MacLaurin's 
night advance on 
entrenched position 
Slept out. 
  
MARS 
24 MERCREDI. S. Gabriel 83-282 

After seeing trenches 
walked back to camp 
arriving 7a.m. 
Office - 
Aftn walked round to 
2nd Pyramid 
At 8.30 p.m. out to see 
McCay's night advance 
towards trenches 
Slept out  

 

MARS 
25 JEUDI. Annonciation 84-281 

After riding round trenches 
Back to Camp 7a.m. 
Office morning 
Saw McCay & told him 
I thought [[Stevens?]] unfit 
to command Battn. He 
agreed & promised to see 
him & say he thought 
him too unwell to retain 
Command. 
Conference at 4.30 re two last 
nights operations 
Left camp 8.45p.m. to 
see MacLaurins night 
assault 
  
MARS 
26 VENDREDI S. Ludger 85-280 

Returned to camp by 7a.m. 
Office. 
Left Camp 1a.m. to 
see McCays night 
assault. Very well 
done. back at 5a.m.  

 

MARS 
27 SAMEDI. S. Rupert 86-279 

Arrived in camp 5a.m. 
office. 
To Cairo at noon. 
put up at Continental 
Corps HdQs saw Gen D. 
who told me he thought 
10 days would see us away. 
Dined with Sir John M. 
Sir Ian Hamilton Gen B 
Godley present 
  
MARS 
28 DIMANCHE. Rameaux 87-278 

Saw from roof of 
verandah Continental 
March thru streets - 
of Gen Douglas' Divn  
White can lunched 
with me & then Aftn 
motored to Barrage 
Returned to Mena 
at 9p.m.  

 

MARS 
29 LUNDI. S. Eustase 88-277 

Sir Ian Hamilton 
C Inspected Divn  
at 9.15a.m. left 
at noon - 
  
MARS 
30 MARDI. S. Jean Clim. 89-276 

Writing letter to Corps HdQs 
pointing out that MacLagan's 
requirements were matters for 
action by Base or Army 
HdQs & not for Divn 
With White & Glasfurd to 
look over ground for Thursdays 
Exercise back 4p.m. 
Both Brigds with 
embarkation tables - then 
Gen Walker [[???]] 
training. Slept at Abbassia 
Gen G [[Loft ?]]came  
out & tried his concept   
for hiding flash of Maxim  

 

MARS 
31 MERCREDI. S. Acace 90-275 

Office morning 
At 2p.m. to see Genl 
Birdwood re accepting 
Lt Chard's resignation 
Which he appd  
At 4.30 Conference 
on last weeks night 
operations 
  
4A 
NOTES DE MARS 

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