Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/30/1 - April - August 1915 - Part 2

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a pty came back in a
M. G. Section (5 men. and German
N.C.O. from Goeben). They told
nothing had captured the Turkish
trenches. By standing upon
our trench you cd see
some o / charges they afterwd
made, but (they left us alone).
Fight as incessant (wo came
out or mondan
night)
coou our
truc on night of Moad Ay G.N
left 4 m. 9s on Churruh Bair- some with parties; some & wisty
These of Durie were all lost Cty gune
aw nothing of Baldwins altach
on Mond. morning - B jobap
Aghyl Dere & Entrenctied before
Farm &wt there on thes.
morning.
Monday night
Army l3
somepeopie sterle t di
Etle
trench to your upw us from
Farm but it had not got thro
when we left. Abt Poyds to come
 

The E15h.4. on No1
Post stew at Daybreak
trks attackin in at
lanst cs times from Bship
hill - our shrapselon them,
some falling - then came on
out of sight.
That after abt 100 men
came rushing down Bli Beit
 

Ot Moad night we were ough
back -on thesmorg. put onto
Cheshie Ridge. There ws
no artillery bombardment
of our trunches by teks as far
as we cdsee. There as a
tremendous shooting from Chrinak
Bair. We did not see trunches on
top go bec. they had come outby
daylight . Saw Tarks coming
over from Chunak towards farm
coming by Small parties
dogens at a time ensby over
cant see very top of Chunicik
from these) Ths w from 6
onwards. Our own truck had
gone also - Turks were not up
to them at all. The second live
went at Sametime as Chunnk
Bair. Turksnever pt there in
force. Unquestionably theee trenches
Abovebn held + wd have
saved Farm. I
In wed. Auckl. & Ota
 

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took over a Apex from einsters
& covered it while truebes were
day by o Weth Pioneers - lyny
out in by screen. Turks at
this time were digpi on - busy
at night robbing our dead
-all coveri pties for some
days reported this. The Ts.
were fought right out + were
very goet. You cd sit
out on 1 parspet those
days & not get a shot fried
seered
on Sunday t
-yon.
t
40 Bae D Dwn (Royal Welsh)
crenches twith
The Farm. This we left
on tread. No one there on
Wed morny. Tarks didnt
Comedown there till abt
Friday or Saturday.
Is never got as fas as Farm
on jues. but got down ridge
to left towards Abdel Rahman
we had a live along ridge
 

icertus wmbout more
towads Farm.
 

Abdel Rahman but
stope towa
it we ordered back as it ws
considered to sabentastoo
by Hleft exposed
Jurkhas who came in
with suck. on 7th had lost
way & come up Chaclak
cnsread of Aghyl. They
were afterwds sent back fre
but very few lefts
The British troops Simple
left the Farm - they were hot
say hevilly o therei
to leave it
noneed
At bottom of sap down
Sayli there wd a Turkish
well & all oar wounded
were lying there - fully 300
were there, crowded round it. Men
bedg hit were
who vernt
 

2 Auckland m. 9s were
left w Iwills in
Malone's trenches.
& m.g. crews. (Dwoy
these ganners survive)
 

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giving them drinks. One
man belonging to Wellington
who we shot thro leg (brokin)

sehertisother
foot, crawled all night
on Land- night upagotonts
our trech on Mond. at
bandlayed & setty
daylight & wyt hap
who knew first and ilan
allday in sen (Padd
M Gurk, Cook in Hawkes
Bay loy) & we carried
out by 5.6s at night.
Il ron you a wogds
yet Sir, head as the
took him over I trech
S.bs were working to
wounded in Sasle Beit
weren'd even suised
poobg most were got out.
Wewer short of J.bs.
 

Fom
 

Helles
 

13.
10.30. Huck first over
Innisk & Houts trush, then
over Essex (150 yds ferwd).
nder Shrep. & anawned
fire ever sence left 2 support
tres. At 15t trench got
M. 9s. on as. One M.9.
from across Mellah on left
other on hill near Dany
patch. Firtrees were far
to our right. Anck & Cant.
between asrausto.
got roogds. from Essex
& dig in - Centre ws
held up. Our extreme
tett ws held. K.O.S.Rs
&Indeans were the.
At 5.30 ger. Marshall
we there. ROTB officer told
Marshall he cont jo prid.
wd rather be relieved of his
Command. At 5.30 issex
 

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came cuto our trech
Sentford Sector on st9
Wellington & they got weped
up on the hill -only
2 wen pt back - So
line ws hold where it
&Essex went back to own
truet agn. The right were
a good deal furtur back
had made abt 1oyds.
They advanced but has
to fad back to heave
casualties in Danh
Patch (Auckl-
Canterbury on Extreme
right job up to where Anstolu
were + heidon but w
their left bentback.
 

one Pine
7 Bn)
 

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On morning of 97 (see cable 49
in T. Polle
the T machins guns, keptap a
constant fire on our parspet.
They could get our men in 1 back
Where they addle them on 1 Southern
plank.
3
Our parados
had not bu
T. Folly
made high eno
F mgs cdsle a
row of men to their head over
parapet. At down this day
7en
they swept down this lene + -50
men who are there say - practically
killed the Cot. They just fellforwd
one after anotin a their heads on
I parapet as if they were resting
my informant (Copt. Ball) Spoke
to one officer (Lreet Edwards) - thought
he ws merely deaf (as he had bu).
but he ws dead. The diffy of the
Tn weth our common trenches
were so bad oso few a yet to
bombs coabbe got up & we were
apaid to hold I front tie lightly
trust to supports - thought
 

18Bad Will 60
 

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supports co not be shap
in time.
An officer of 18Bn whows present tel
med On 22 Aug 18Bn at Kill 60 had
am
no preparation encept o at 4.0c or
thereabouts officers were as ked to meet
the Bdemagos of the NEMIE. He 3d.
Geallenen - Here's a hill over ther
in possession o1 enemy. You
can goround to 1 south side of it
Where I sikhs have a trench & you
will take it from there. They underster
Gea. Monach'o men wd cooperate
to them - & then their advice
ended. They were marched straydin
to place, as a guide - when they
reached Kaiagik Dire 1 guide
turned up it & let them right
up it instead of across to
Indians - & they had to turn
round as best thy co &0
back down 1 creek & then
across I field - Result ws to
Turks saw them in 1 Kaiagite, &an
knew someting wss up. The Turks
saw them again (it ws now breaking
day light) crossing wheat or stubble
field before getting to 1 sckcles.
 

They were here in column of voule
& several mgs & riflefore opened
On them when they were all in I field
They broke. Some ran to Sitchs
trench - Others to 1 scrub (mostdf
these were K.) alt 40 were knock
over. At te gats (or gap in (hedge)
in I Sikhes line 1 offer got Lopte
what men they could & pushed
on to I attack in little parties
of 8 or 10.A M.J. opened on him
at once in 1 sap. They some of
them reached the F. truch
others didn't. They didnt
know N.Z. ws holdny part
I twench, they didn't know what
trench or truches there were or
what they were supposed to do.
Their Col- may have known but
he didn't tell 1 officers
I doubt if he had much time
may Lave took his party down
I trench to I left & ws bonbed
out. To counterattaclied bravily
officers at anyrate. They a
see officer on parapet wavin
his sword - he we shot