Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/26A/1 - April - May 1915 - Part 4

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First World War, 1914–18
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One [[?]] 3rd Bn [[shorthand]] New Zealander - Capt (or
Lieut.) Cowan. The order [[shorthand]] prepare to [[shorthand]]. They
charged [[shorthand]] the N.Z. man is furthest [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]. The N.Z. [[shorthand]] wiped out [[shorthand]]. The
message was passed ^verbally to the officer o /  3rd Bn.
This [[shorthand]] Johnstons
Jolly or Lone Pine. He crossed it later to the North &
finally by not Southwards but N.W. to the [[shorthand]]
which he hit quite [[shorthand]] Wilson trench [[shorthand]] now
1st Bn (Steeles?) The men who crossed / Jolly on
their way back were knocked abt fearfully. (Everyone
[[shorthand]] Lear ws killed [[shorthand]] on mortar [[shorthand]] or the one w / hut &
steps. 

The 3rd Bn was on right of 3rd Bd
yet 3rd Bde H.Q. was on right of it
again - & scattered bits of 3rd Bde

The 3rd Bn firing line had no supports.
After At first there were a few men
in a fire trench, supports in a dug outs
a little behind - 3 men in a dug out
& perhaps 3 men a little behind it.
But they became very weeded out.
[Diagram]

Men knew there was no
support behind them
except for skulkers in
the gullies.

SB's had to go over top into trenches
unless they went all / way round from
/ left where / trench ran out eventually.
On Wed. they got command of trench
though  further down & by Thurs. they
had two more (the day they were
relieved).

Evans with machine guns on Monday
was just behind firing line. They wanted
to get the Turks on a bit & so the order
was given for machine guns to cease firing. The
man in charge of machine guns on left sd he
wouldn't cease firing without orders from 

 

a Colonel. Evans(enlisted in Sydney) [[Shorthand]] was soon along to tell
him. He went - & as he didxx came back a man
in one of the support dug outs was hit. Evans
picked him up & carried him to safety -
& just as he got there he himself fell with 5 or
6 m.g. bullets in him. ^Sergt Malone A.M.C. was
by him and the bucket he was carrying
was hit & the bottom taken out of it by the
same gun. Malone was hit in 5 places
3 through the cap, 1 through the putty and boot,
one through the tail of his coat. As he worked along 
half ^a trench he would find 10 or 15 men
to dress - by the time he got back to
the other half there would be 10 or 15 more -
& so it went on.

The Turks were mostly in / scrub
150 yds away or more.

Some isolated bits of Bn got
right across one gully behind German
officers trench. First day, but had to come back.

Hospitals
Jack was taken off to the
Seeang Chun about 5 o'c. Their barge
was put along side her - bumping into
her side with wounded men (serious
lying down cases) on board. One
man was sick - J. holding his head -
& seemed likely to die. They shouted to
the people who looked over the side but
took no notice - in the meanwhile
barge loads of lightly wounded were
walking on board; but these people could not
do it - they were the serious cases. Finally
they J. sent a note by a man addressed
to the senior doctor. He said that he was a
personal friend of Gen. Bridges & a close
personal friend of Gen Birdwood, & that
unless they were taken on board
at once he would see that an inquiry
was held & that all the evidence was
well brought out. That finished the
matter - they were being brought
aboard within 10 minutes.

 

3rd Battalion                                             July 7 9 Battalion

                                                                      770

                                                                      1400 500
[Sketch - see original scan]

[[Shorthand]]

[*Moved*]
------
During Mon or Tues., at any rate when the Turks 
came along to the 3 Bn claiming to be Indians, Lt Booth
of 12 Bn who was there stepped out from front to see if they
were Indians & came back with assurance that they
were not. He was soon after killed.

Capt Wilson had a trench just inside the edge from
Steele's.  His men swore by him for his cheerfulness.
He was shot in an advanced trench & could not be got back for
several hours. He died on Hospital ship.

July 7th. 9 Bn
770
1400 [[shorthand]]
500 [[shorthand]]
3rd Bn.
25/
[[shorthand]]
on 26th.  [[shorthand]]

3 Bn Bits of
NZ & 3 Bde		 3 Coys
3 Bn		 10th Bn Parts of 
1st 2nd 5th
Bns mixed
150 yds 400 yds 400 yds 300 yds 300 yds

26th positn [[shorthand]] shelled [[shorthand]]
10 a.m. Owen asked for [[shorthand]] on
238 - V - 4 amd 224 K 5
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] (ships [[shorthand]] at 11 am)
[[shorthand]] noon [[shorthand]] coming
along square 224 D [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
Valley SE spur with snipers
[[shorthand]]

 

3rd Bn.
May 19  Street [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]

Austin [[shorthand]]
A & B [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Cook
Backsheesh
[[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] 3 Bn
hung on. Trenches [[shorthand]] weak.

[*[[shorthand]]
Moores trench
[[shorthand]]*]

27. 4 pm. [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 3 Bn [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] Maj. Irvine RE [[shorthand]] Owen
[[shorthand]] 200 [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] swung [[shorthand]]
 Irvine [[shorthand]]
-----
Lamb. B Co. Popes [[shorthand]]

A Co on [[shorthand]] abt positn of 1st Ban.
C Co. abt Courtneys. (Capt Lean's Co).\

[[shorthand]] N. side of German Officers Trench.

D in [[shorthand]]
Street on [[shorthand]] Brodziac & Capt
Wilson in [[shorthand]]
hit 28 April.
Col [[shorthand]] had right.
M'C on left of Brown (1 [[shorthand]] of B. Co.)
Wilson on left of M'C.
Beacon        ) ws [[shorthand]]
Macdonald )

 

(from next p. but one) to charge. Ts [[shorthand]] fled. As [[shorthand]]
(? Selbys machine guns - 4t C massed on near Steeles) they one
officer [[shorthand]] thought [[shorthand]]
in rows. [[shorthand]] grey, w longish coats.
Abt The same day [[shorthand]] made on the Apex. The
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 700 & Walkers Top [[shorthand]] Popes
[[shorthand]] along [[shorthand]] Maclagans H.Q. They Col.
Owen [[shorthand]] Maj. Irvine ws getting reinforcements
up to Quinns the left [[?]] & when [[shorthand]]
(?) periscope to see [[shorthand]] abt 100 [[shorthand]] keep o / [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Walkers Top. [[shorthand]] Jack. He sd snipers
- damned - got his head out & stood up [[shorthand]] 6 ft
above the path. Immediately [[shorthand]] stiffened himself
rigid & 6 [[shorthand]] 7 dug out. He is [[shorthand]] Maclaurins [[shorthand]]

Evans
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] a wounded man.
[[shorthand]]
Tues & Wed there [[shorthand]] Popes
Turks used [[shorthand]] Chess Bd & behind
Popes. Col. [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] on Tuesday
Ap 25
Capt Lear [[?]] Popes Quinns (Capt Roche of 10th [[shorthand]] too
Cowrie ws at Quinns.
Capt Lear ws further up the Quinns Gully.
[Diagram]  Capt Burns [[shorthand]]
Courtneys . first day.
Left top of Quinns gully & dug in
300 yds in rear of [[shorthand]]
Maj. Lambe ws on [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] left [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Walkers [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] khaki
on our left rear.
Capt Lear [[shorthand]] when
[[shorthand]]  paths whih
[[shorthand]]
Col. Own of left of Centre - 

 

[*3rd Bn*]

3rd Bn Beacom [[shorthand]] Quinns, Courtneys, Steeles, etc.
Rankins (afterwds Quinns) ws further to / left. Lamb had
Courtneys. Beacom [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] German [[shorthand]]
[Diagram]
The battle [[shorthand]] 180 [[shorthand]] this gully [[shorthand]] drop
abt 20 yds in front of it up to wh / [[shorthand]]
The [[shorthand]] on J. Jolly [[shorthand]] enfilade [[shorthand]] bushes
& tunnelling - (snipers [[shorthand]] They [[shorthand]] 14 [[shorthand]] ammunitn &
30 [[?]] without food [[shorthand]]
Attacks [[shorthand]] off. Monday [[shorthand]] 

pretty hot. Tues [[shorthand]] ws abt [[?]] 4.30 [[shorthand]]
Beacom thought we're done. MacDonald [[shorthand]]
[one sergt crept up J. Jolly one day & silenced m.g. there].
These Turks came up in lines of 10 or 20 -
perhaps 20 - sometimes 5 or 10 - yds betw. them. They were 

almost shoulder to shoulder. The men lining / hill left got the order

[*(See last page but one.)*]

M'Laurin [[shorthand]] in H.Q. [[shorthand]]
Mond. [[shorthand]] Col. Owen [[shorthand]]
M'Lagan [[shorthand]] Baby 700 [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Gen. Walker on Plugges [[shorthand]]
Gen [[shorthand]] Owen [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]]
[* Moved afterwds*]
-----
The 14 [[?]] arrived / awkward
[[shorthand]]

[*Moved*]

 

7th.
Galeka [[shorthand]]
Mason [[shorthand]] M'Gill [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Elliott [[shorthand]] at 4.45
[[shorthand]]
No tows. [[shorthand]] Lt [[shorthand]] Somervi
[[shorthand]] row boats [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] B Co [[shorthand]] Jackson [[shorthand]]
.04 [[shorthand]] one [[shorthand]]
Somerville [[shorthand]] 3rd
[[shorthand]] 140 [[shorthand]]
Jackson [[shorthand]] Capt Leahey 2nd [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Jackson
Jacksons [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 3/4 [[shorthand]]

out [[shorthand]]
Chapman [[shorthand]] Leahy
twice - Jackson 3 [[shorthand]] highway
[[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] J. sent 2
[[shorthand]] Jackson

[[shorthand]]
J. sent a
[[shorthand]]

J. [[shorthand]] Leahy [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] 150 [[shorthand]] 35

 

7th
[[shorthand]] 5th [[shorthand]] B Coy un Lep Swift

[[shorthand]] Grills [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 400
[[shorthand]] pinnace [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] Anzac Cove [[shorthand]]
hit [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Glasfurd [[shorthand]]
V. Stuart [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Maclagan
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Macl.
[[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Swift & Grills [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Jackson
[[shorthand]] Mason [[shorthand]] Glasford
[[shorthand]] Mason [[shorthand]]

7th
[[shorthand]]
Blezard [[shorthand]]

MCays hill [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] 9th [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] M'C [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 5th Bn
[[shorthand]] 5th
Bn. [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] H.Q. [[shorthand]]

- Cd see [[shorthand]] Hanter [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Col M'C.
[[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] K.T. [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 9 Bn [[shorthand]] 10th
[[shorthand]]

[Diagram] [[shorthand]] A C & [[shorthand]] D

 

7th
[[shorthand]]
Henderson [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 300 [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] Jackson [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] German [[shorthand]]
6th Bn [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] Blez.
[[shorthand]]

Grills [[shorthand]]
400 [[shorthand]] 971 [[shorthand]] Olive
Grove [[shorthand]] 4000 [[shorthand]] 1 hr.
[[shorthand]] 400 [[shorthand]]
7th
2 [[shorthand]] Bolton & Green.
[[shorthand]] J. Jolly - 
L.P. [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] 400 [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] Boltons [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 700 [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] khaki,
[[shorthand]]

 

7th
[[shorthand]] 7th Bn H.Q.
[[shorthand]] H.Q.
[[shorthand]] Lone Pine

[[shorthand]] edge of 400 [[shorthand]]
(J. Jolly) [[shorthand]] 50 [[shorthand]]
3 [[shorthand]] 5 Bn

Maj Wells. [[shorthand]] HQ
Bn H.Q. [[shorthand]] 8th
[[shorthand]]

7th
Henderson

[[shorthand]] 5 & 5.15
[[shorthand]] screened [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 7th [[shorthand]]

M'Co [[shorthand]] 30.
[[shorthand]] 200 [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 50 -100 [[shorthand]]

[[shorthand]] trenches abt 9 [[shorthand]]
[[shorthand]] 30 [[shorthand]] H.Q.
North slope of Happy V [[shorthand]]
400 [[shorthand]]
Capt Henderson [[shorthand]]
2 [[shorthand]]

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