Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/198/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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wnder to farene tag gowe had he Farry lny beside him (F. ws new to 1Conencula). Howe wanted to pass. (word along tiad vance (when he saw the men of 9Bn advance to the Ely. but Farr stopped] this Ht looked as if en ws allacking the to E o Ba Edbegeen advalony (fully & further D. the R.tteris The 2. tron isdown near tG our distiogers were. stalling them. It looked as if s had life their frort lone thei dayi certainly sof ondse Ri Gr. 1. lay out (whole ather bill abt 0 Before this abt 2 pm. There ws aggap on t lef of A boy 11) soasify C loy had sot into our ly H Darr suit Howe back (to Maj Bockman) to get some nemfte.to the New Support Line. (y tis time the Pew Sappt. (ws fill of wounded a ote men. Boockman thought there were
nastily th star 91 ts though from /140 Tere ws HE. Gurstirs on o Nd fittaet 1 Sallack (Staple F.H.E. started ps, once Ou carty profets ws excellent on Dun Rod ? Feegs thugh (m. 9. fpr down very helppulty. Aboyt (2 pm. t hes Parry, Catt t a Wauge, by unssonard og ast tep t. by p sfel stell men of her left Me came out with (oue & had a logh Tey took17 man out w te. These feled allong into pdited left oe per on thee lestent t coth bite of con num Ao Can Wack Bachman pave Hove duoper 18or ome btrand. te the Is trust have seen ferat going out for he hind on Farax mng 9 wohe very headily truating srapacl lon. Wost t fiaal pty wh had sonont tc H& Ph. was bak wch, by now Nowe but, hi second Gr down in (well seasures sit decidee to paiss (oord alonge to di. in Ch order ws queationed by sand on further down) erest aftay sspent ey ofering tll abt 1430poe Teordy them came allmen who were ig coverin pty last nigh aret iia On Thsheels of this caueAll come in
chati asten to t cys the old feny the to turned pux arty fird on to wnt t tene to a by heap of pieps eacts stell on ptets. Batt gityan. This was i only poctagion weat over he nd po the futes is te fiom t atttant Fun Hdg was very heavy. word wy being passed to the old trenchis Cantt non spt fas to Vite f thilet I ws just a ruch in M.G. fire caused most of camattr A Coy had all 21 killed ₤6 le in Howes certion H Things, now quietened down. The restof dayliit ws spent in fetting bod & a few dead Fom (ridge & from down 1 Gally wd crawl out & oll tre buto strether dag them in ofer Howd had his tea he wint down to T. Beach to the Hospshep Arcadian to see De Nokea mal who had be bedly wd spent to night on bo ashore in Mormy There was a spell this say & Jun 29 of they dion't have to tho any sapping. Howe ws ordered to take out a party of Oner & doay in some GBs men fom in port of thebag Inpish bags where they had seen this 9B party This as done in (ordinary way by slinging a sleap round their two feet a draging them in - they made the deaih of a noise, rattling cans as they came But I Turks dil nnothing
To wereae tY it is doubtful if Eet. The next day Tame 30 they had be bury these men on, I sky Cine at Stiell. Preeni Tust as the burial ws finished olive grodeopened - no one ws but but they were chase into their dijouto. Other men werhit on thell frean? Howe ws hit before the Silt. Sour Lime ws finished & the To followed covering sty in one monny. & thous a tomb into the prap of mallock just as Hove curted apein his blankets there. When Howe got back or say8tour sett spur t were finished. There ws further: tannelling fom her, - 3 narrow bymen wsheg on them lunnels thought to be moses - going under the valley for rest of lme at Anzac. Late in October a early in November about I time of the fighting w ( highe Horse as Wilson's Lookout; 2 coys of 11 Bn were lived up & grven theis sitions & told they
wery going to attack. Mny were taiken some (toI Beach Post & others up 1) Hill t 1 left in support to sighe forse orders were were to hop over "& take they understood) the twen 1renches when the whistle went. hey were kept there till it ws lge eno for faba Tepe to see them going home othen marched home again much to this relief. the Chance teken from 989 (CD Early in Noad a large batch -manyhundred of renft to 15t Bdi (were landi? They were marched sound to the beach as (bottom of Victoria Gully & tratted there for abt an hour in full right of Gaba Teope. Then they were moved off, sal. roundI beach to Chrkes Gally + up onto Shell Green & hatted there somebody taddressig t Jhi, Light Holuc Brigadie cams put or short cord to this.
alw see pages whuleauat with 4 34 11tn landing. Howe ws in Brock. =poans loy. Defore thy jor to 1shore tay saw a flare from J. Tepe citees before or after 1 fire started. No flares on hell in port of them. Dr Moigan ws in Howes boatey They were 12d boat in tlow. ey were going inboats started to get in together. The naval officer in the tow on theis right shouted:Bear away more to te M. yours spoiling the whole boody show11 Tust after he sd this a lot of sparks came out of funnel of his own picket boat a stream af thema Then Abdit opeadup with mgs. Te tows wd be abl 200 yds off at this tivl Tust after this you co tell you were in shallow will by 1 colour 0 water. Howe picked up a brokin (oas & startit to try & sound it. Tust aps his the
right cast off picket boat on 61 beach I its tow 12an c ( beach w. began to weep 4 msfire Tiest after (this the pickelboat of Howes tow cast them off a 60 sene Combo Smit (always p Pte in AA.F.) shouted to Howe, "Comg. on Snow"+ they hopped over? Theyhad be told t1 bullets, (when first under fore) sounded just like little birds5 when they heard them they were to keep their blocks Ayling the plu Sergt told them this (A. ws the first D.C.M. in11Bn & pst sent twice back to cust, but his repulition was not trimendous in the Bn) Combo as the first brillets whizzed over sd. Tust like little birds, and they snow& set I whole boat laughing. hes it ws abtwa deep where they got inOne man had gumped over idee water & someone hunt onts him till they were in shallow water -towing him. Andher
sot his kit Caughtrony a rowlock Hefire (seemed to be coming pom right tn poutyou cdseeno flasted the firt shell Howe an fom abdut ws when he wei Rest fully). Howes ply as droppet ther kito & went straight up inland without waiting for anytin. Hows 1ataman named Porter (later 4 & B.) on I Beach; amannamedBatt. as you went up thill you cd see four men monay Every where. att half way up 1hil ws abit of a F Cout post Y so is Howe & at man of Gln grabbed as turk prisoner who ws tryy to runHesumped up like a rabbit trew away hed rp & tried to ran. Howes rifle ws full of sand H tried to bayone him + fot him tro a haversack 9 stopped him 9Pn man hit t on I head wbutt of his rigle
prochedhim downi They rathed him but al he had tere some gaising cigarittes in a bit of newspaperF.a by red flanel scarf around his 5tonach. Mig yelled out Prisoner here ope only advice they pofrom men passing Was Bayoutt 1 Bastard They cuthed bultons off.o then ave him to a wd Man Wetate down. they pashed up I hill. Tusbas they [ot to C.top 2 tarks on (flat on top - jumped up from behind a bash. & fired. There were S in Howes Party. Batt (Moyan's Batman) dropped (on 1flat). The other & rushed te 2 turks & they dan. Bat died on the Mdshobra-Hosp. Ship. The Turks split- Howe & another chased hhe lef one. Just as tey fot him ansten austalian stipped out from a bush & bayonited him under I arm & out toIshoulder. The other tls. shot just as pews abt 5f0 down 1 Stope in Smraprel Cully
y thfot ito trenceso topD/13 ws begining tueorganens hem there they were adtrench just at Jlop 01 31f 2ag patte A turt wa lying on1 trid dead w tothe [moitatly wd in (brain om tere they were firi at Ts acrossly We Jully as abt 1200 y thes ts werecleaing. While H. we will MB about 6 turks were see cleasing ontiacross platian Swards. D/B Wdnt At Air mem follow them theat wd dead w eOur peoplewere comng up Machefans Ridp to T now, all along No oncws yet down Shrap Cully as far as H. knew. Her Rockman weat away Everett & Morgan were thn in /C. & they were reonanis then w in Rest Gully. An Australian Yallise namel Bonavia here came up & Di Yole for water he had drunk his own he sale D told him to fill his bottle in Icreek but le wdnt. He want si

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