Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/231/1 - March 1919 - Part 2

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First World War, 1914–18
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A0S The Black Hand. or e The far olact dots on this end of the Spur Iware opining (for obsersation or saring fom our ander o line, my re e p bea or s Ep Dee we a a p 9141 End Silo Sour 18 2 5 of Sitt Spur (Block Land from CCooken N) Holly Ridge AC.
225 t fatle a andenpd Mrkin fin were K. SmpersR 10 Pine Kidge 5 knife ed t AD Smpers R & Anificdy from Tunction our trenches 200yds? Nof heaves French
11 11 L Pine . D. . W Fe t 11 F Rodget Ma N0. 21 3 w 3 AE Valleyonopp. side of wh Tasm oat ws butle
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Near Leanes Y (where marked) is grave / Aet. Hassan Taxin effende 48t Ret 2 Bn 3Coy, K. 19 may. FIE Reney paten Bayand 2 Bl Clats paverse thee To 1 Block heldor 1 sd here po brench to eolpg diff
Sill from 2 L.P Sitt p 1 7 View N from Kend ae by a. New 1 per FFicla feane y Bin ee 14 Gunk AG
18 a on fat 171 3 Sccy vx49 AHE of Trenches S. gheanes to. Jur clion with Grathams Post. GabaREDE
Note The space on which te fegary 16 stands in this sketch is Re Sea. N. of Caba Tepl. Ciew.B. 912/4 Gan R. Cap. 7.A) Ftat PreK et M t 1 Sio Gaben4 16 pe AIIlet.
Boltons. es or teads Cnor s. unaeller Rolus Fark Gus Our S. limit from Tark positn. AT 17
4 lo t So ma Sempen Den Etheton Gnt Angac From The Es which sheet us off 48 2 1Pon Pinck AK

The Black Hand.
The four ^ or five black dots
on this end of the spur

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were openings
(for observation
or sniping)
from our
under ground
line.  My
recollection is
that they usually
became very 
dangerous to the
snipers or
observers &
were only 
used with 
great caution.

C.E.W.B.
9/2/47
 

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End of Silt Spur

(Black hand) from Holly Ridge  

(lookin N )
A C. 

 

 10
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A D
Junction of Snipers R & Knife edge from
our trenches 200 yds ? N of Leanes Trench 

 

11

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A E
Valley on opp. side of wh Tasm-Post ws built 

 

12

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Near Leanes trench (where marked)
is grave of 2 Lt Hassan Taxim Effendi
48th Regt 2 Bn 3 Coy, k. 19 May.
Taxim
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A F

13 

 

 14
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View N from N end of Leanes trench
A G 

 

15
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A H RT.
Junction of Trenches S. of Leanes Tr.
with Chathams Post. 

 

Note.
The space on which
the figure 16 stands
in this sketch is 
the sea N. of Gaba
Tepe  C.E.W.B.
9/2/47.

 

16
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A H left. 

 

17
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A J 
Our S. limit from Turk positn. 

 

18
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A K
Anzac  From The trenches which shut us off 

 



 

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