Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/207/1 - 1915 - 1918 - Part 2

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG1066583
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good for him (he had 1 tebloids in his pocket a purse) wdal let him – & when he asked for water tod only moiten his lips for because he ws hit in the abdomen The post in wh Louch was hed andths man day in about 20 yards up 1 hill on I left & they continualy amused themselves be passing or throwing written messages. That ws protl what they were there fol. There were men fours on I hill on I right – it ws a high ridge - & Turks on it also on (report They didn't know on 1 first
night, when hest man were diffeny in, to the were turks. On I second day a young stretcher beaver came down to them cork a water bottli - a most brave the to do. After to for 2 days they had no weter at all. Hhe lest day they were prety well diged. On 1 Yourt Evenin some men of the 7th Bn came tooking for 4th Bn & Id tey were to relieve teme & Alshed if this were place. They relieved the two there – & Louch Tlis mate after sitting low in their
hole for so many days found themselves sitling on I tei side of it, to kin backs to I larks, yarning to the 7Bn men. Them they went of upI gully They were suppresed here to drop into big Excellent brenches - an Eyeopener. touch found a tin of water & then fell to seep. After to be went down to beack, got some sticks, wile a divie for some tea, &, while it ws boiling cleaned his rifle. Then he tries to drink 1ter dibut want it. Then he started off to Hell spit along
stitl beach, trailing in one hand, by the teb, a 3rd Bn over cont wh he had brought ao hem from were & w1other traili gelly his riffe thro I sand by string. H tay lionats t toldri to still Westralian friend When Soueps asked him where Clark (who hadat on to him sinceleavin! ully) was he go Yes - he's here- &then realish to be was not had not been (Cturns ap letes) Louch had bi scrathed by a buttit above 1 Eye & his face ws all blowr & he had 4 days beard.
Gold very had laten a phote of him on I first morning in a pothole at top of wire Jully April 26. 1915 On T morning of April 26. 1916, Ceft? Herrin who lad just arrived, was told by Cl. Burnage to take his Coy of 13t Bn up onto Wakers Kilge & function to 1N Zealanders. Heriled them up Morash gully past Popes, &thin up I steep slope thio scrut. The Turks fined a little
at them there but not much on I way up. An top they cd see no one. They lay out in I scrut & (Turks fom the Baby 700 direction fired at him. They were also under fine from their right. There were no N. Zealowers to be seen. He man on one side of Herry Ws K; ten Tman on 1other side of him. Tinally H. told them to witdraw - & as my did so ty came ander very beey fire the Sadi. When got further back some of
ttem did firt 1 N.Zealandy there - a good way further back shere our afterwors were. The plece where t the Coy first got to was pertine forwd thrann our orginal trenches, w Nek.
49Bn. On Aug. 10 dury day 49 Bn had outpots along the Canal. There we still Fighting in Gressaire wood to day. Got orders abt 6.80pu for allack at 9.80 p.m. lep at 7pm. to march 51 point of assembly in Tressuire wood where it covers both Sides of the Bray-Corbie Rd. There ws a slyht tasts I gas in wood. gong up bottom o valley thro wood & got oute 1Brey Rd at 9.28 pm The tanks were waiting on road for them at the bend in 18c.
they got away at 9.30 in sectio in arly formation on the I. side of road. There were Americans rt & left but 49 Bn did atsee them in dark. Directly I tanks Stertet I. Jerms heard them & opened fire as ngs & These were fond flares. outposts & niht posts 200 or Sooyds. They were sweeping I country. The mg fire as much too high & Bn as ath to advance beneat it without casnatlies These machinggun posts withdrew before Ba got there Att 1800 yd out Bn came under more accorcts Mt.
Cast Tampling. B loy breekin down ats phis & tsection Maj Swane

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