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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The 3rd Bn ws on right of 3rd Bde
9 [[?]] 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 out
a little behind - 3 men in a dug out
& perh. 3 men a little behind tt.
But they became very crowded out.
Men knew there ws no
support behind them
except for skulkers in
the gullies.
S.Bs had to go over top into trenches
unless they went all / way round from
/ left where / trench ran out eventually.
On Wed. they got commn trench
thro further down & by Thurs. they
had two more (the day they were
relieved).
Evans w machine guns on Monday
ws just behind firing line. They wanted
to get / Turks on a bit & so the order
ws given for M.Guns to cease firing. The
man in charge of m.gs on left sd he
wdn't cease firing without orders from
 

 

a Colonel. Evans^(enlisted in Syd. [[?]] [[(swine)?]] sd he wd go along & tell
him. He went - & as he didxx come back a man
in one of the support dug outs ws hit. Evans
picked him up & carried him to safety -
& just as he got there he himself fell w 5 or
6 m.g. bullets in him. ^[[?]] Malone A.M.C. ws
by him and the bucket he ws carrying
ws hit & / bottom taken out of it by /
same gun. Malone ws hit in 5 places
3 thro / cap, 1 thro the putty and boot,
one thro' the tail of his coat. As he worked along 
half a trench he wd find 10 or 15 men
to dress - by / time he got back to
/ other half there wd be 10 or 15 more -
& so it went on.
The Turks were mostly in / scrub
150 yds away or more.
Some isolated bits o / bn got
right across / gully behind German
officers trench / first day, but had to come back.

 

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

 





 

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