Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/205/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 10

Everything ws going very well.
It ws very dark but there
ws / land up above them.
They all knew - / offrs - tt
Gaba Tepe ought to be just
close on their right - but there
ws no land there.  They had
studied the place on a ^small model
on / queen. At tt moment
they all realised tt something
must be wrong - all / offrs
(so R. thinks).
Abt 80 yds out
a shot ws suddenly fired at
them.  Then 2 or 3 more. Then
/ asked hillside began to
show spasmodic rifle flashes.
A flare appeared - R. thinks
it ws on / hill, high up.
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The steam boat cast them off
& began firing her m.g.  The men
thought this ws a Turkish m.g.
- most of them were sitting huddled
- w / bullets whistling.  The
men got / oars out at abt 20
yds from / beach & pulled in.
As they landed there
ws a high bank in front of
them. It ws clearly not /
place. It ws as high as a
room & something ws clearly
wrong - everything seemed
wrong. They tried to scramble
up this cliff but they ^only slipped
back. Then they found a
bit of a track up it &
went on up / hillside near
where / first Turk trench was
(? Ari Burna). It ws very steep
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but they dragged themselves
up.  As they went the
men behind some of them
(agst orders) began to fire
their rifles at / men going up
/ hill - some men also fired
from / boats.
On top they extended
to rush / Turks off the top
- & did kill a certain number -
& there Robertson ws hit.
Old Bulter ws at work on /
hillside. R. told him he ws
wanted on / beach. B ran
down there, but presently
he ws up again, his forehead
steaming w perspiration,
but wonderfully active!
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Q
Typed
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20 Bn
Mt St Q.
20 Bn Beaurevoir
18 Bn Aug 8
18 Bn Aug 9
(Framerville)
Landing.
5 Bde Bullecourt
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