Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/34/1 - May - June 1915 - Part 2

[ shorthand ] Nelsons arrived [ shorthand ] stowed
"some in " [ shorthand ] some in little
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At [ shorthand ]
Otago [ shorthand ]
3 o'c [ shorthand ] HQ [ shorthand ]
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[ shorthand ] wounded [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] supported
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[ shorthand ] only 1 man
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Col [ shorthand ]
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Nelsons [ shorthand ]
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12 [ shorthand ] Chathams.

13

14
[ shorthand ] 13th
6pm
16^th
1 1/2 Coys landed / Ribble ([ shorthand ]) -
Co [ shorthand ] 1 Coy 15th Battn / 1 Coy
Auckland [ shorthand ] 3rd Bde, [ shorthand ]
This composite [ shorthand ] 400 [[shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Packs - 200 -
Pace slow. 200 men [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Popes Hill. Capt Jacobs [[shorthand ]
there w 50 - 100 [ shorthand ] unit
[ shorthand ] Indian [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Left ie N [ shorthand ]
lt Elston A Co & Pte Lussington [ shorthand ]

left [ shorthand ] Hindusland
Lt Elston reported [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
Adt [ shorthand ] / called back [ shorthand ]
c Co C [ shorthand ]
Col Pope [ shorthand ] 180 yds
along N [ shorthand ] of gully & w M'D Elst
& [ shorthand ] party [ shorthand ]
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whereon [ shorthand ]
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[*450 [ shorthand ]
for [ shorthand ]*]

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Guns of 16th [ shorthand ] by [ shorthand ] on Monday [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Navy.  On Ap 29 latter [ shorthand ] action
16th [ shorthand ] 15th on 30 [ shorthand ]
Cas [ shorthand ]
                K          W      Or
O              2         4          2
Or           49      119        15
                  ___    ___        ___
                   51      123        17
On 2nd [ shorthand ]
1 Co of Nelson [ shorthand ]
didnt know where 13th ws [ shorthand ]

[ shorthand ] [[ ? ]] [ shorthand ] rallied
Bde 4
By / [[? found]] trenches [ shorthand ]
At 6pm 16th [ shorthand ] next
Camp
Left [ shorthand ]      9
Or                                298
                                    ____
                                    307
Losses 8 [ shorthand ] 330 [ shorthand ]
Nominal [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] haversack
L Corpl P Black [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
Look out [ shorthand ]

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4 am Co Portsmith [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Maj Tilney sent [ shorthand ]
50 - 100 [ shorthand ]
1/2 [ shorthand ] Tilney [ shorthand ] Co [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Co 16th [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Co [ shorthand ] demanded
[ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] stampeded Maj Tilney

[ shorthand ] & enfiladed from [ shorthand ]
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some [ shorthand ]
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[ shorthand ] observed [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
Lt A Ogilvy [ shorthand ]
Pamphlets [ shorthand ]
Right [ shorthand ] 36 Capt Birkbeck
[ shorthand ] 15 Maj Graham
Left assembly [ shorthand ] 30 Ogilvy

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No 3. Sectn - 16-15 [ shorthand ]
1 squadron [ shorthand ] Godley [ shorthand ]
Quinns [ shorthand ] 14-15 [ shorthand ]
C Sq. 2nd A I H Queensland [ shorthand ]
Major D M P Graham detailed [ shorthand ]
Lt Col J. H. Cannan in Quinns
[ shorthand ]
1/2 Sq [ shorthand ]
1/2 Sq [ shorthand ]
Supported [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] parapet
[ shorthand ]
Courtneys & Popes [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]

[ shorthand ] 15 [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
crawled [ shorthand ]
10 [ shorthand ] crawled into [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
Maj Graham [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
waited for signal from Capt Birkbeck.
Potts [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] M. Ogilvy
Messenger [ shorthand ] c Lieut Coy [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
whole Affair over in 20 [ shorthand ]
16th [ shorthand ] stretchers [ shorthand ]

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Saw heads coming along [ shorthand ]
20 [ shorthand ] Lt Ogilvy & 2 men
6 men in [ shorthand ]
Graham [ shorthand ] 4 [ shorthand ]

19
Diagram - see original document
Nut
Poppies
have nu of  yet not in touch with         ly one Sqn strong
enough to reach M sabb chambers
N Z Posts beyond our left
The Ploughman

May 30. 12.30 [ shorthand ]
?June 1.
(Mond) 2.10. more bombs.
fielding [shorthand] 

[ shorthand ]
Col Pitts [ shorthand ]
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20
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No 3 [ shorthand ]
15 [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
7 DSO
Lt Kidd 10 ' LM / sept 30 [ shorthand ]
Lt Col Pitts [ shorthand ]
Each [ shorthand ]
1 of - 15 [ shorthand ]
Maj Row & Capt Houlker [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Courtneys
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[ shorthand ] 2.15 
Diagram - see original document
3.15 [ shorthand ]
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Kidds [ shorthand ] 5.30 [ shorthand ] all [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
Col Pitts [ shorthand ] 11.30
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[* [ shorthand ]
at 10.30
[ shorthand ] 11.20
______________________*]

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[ shorthand ]
Kidds [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]
K.22 [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] Shells [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ]

Pte. T. Arnott [ shorthand ]
Australian [ shorthand ] Balmain
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No 1 [ shorthand ]
R. Cumming 29th
[ shorthand ] Arnott.
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Sharp No 2 [ shorthand ]
[ shorthand ] 4
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Corpl. Bent
Old Tiger [ shorthand ] sunk [[shorthand ] Parrot
[ shorthand ]
The Sniper
Diagram - see original document
hauled out.  [ shorthand ]
[[? Doris & Anafaster base ]]
[ shorthand ] Alexandria
Our Push [ shorthand ] 2000 [ shorthand ]
10,000 [ shorthand ]
35,000 [ shorthand ] 
 -  [ shorthand ] Carden.
35,000 [ shorthand ]
10,000 [ shorthand ]
√ D'aumade [ shorthand ] J.H.
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[* [ shorthand ] *]
_________________________
One or 2 [ shorthand ]
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[* [ shorthand ] Candles  *]
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11.20 Beach
Diagram - see original document
[ shorthand ]