Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/190/1 - 1915, 1918 - Part 2

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No 1 of his gun - who
were / only two left -
Dalziel put a mag.
onto his gun wh was
on / ground shooting
from / flank. He
then picked pulled out
his revolver & rushed

this gun, shot 2 o /
crew & 3 surrendered.
He had a finger shot

off doing this & ws
bleeding freely - ws

told to go back to /

Aid Post & they thought 
he had gone. But on
getting to / final objve
they found he had picked
up odd L.G magazines

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& carried them on to /
final objve. He was
agn told to report to the
RAP but instead
he went back to where
some aeroplanes had
dropped some aero-ammn.
He ws going back for a
further box when he ws
shot thro / head - 
only a bit of a kid (He

ws / youngster who found
/ Dalziel tin mine 
outcrop in N.Q. & 
knocked a bit off & 
brought it back to /
Dad). He ws evacuated
very badly wd but no more
has yet bn heard.

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[[shorthand]]
From Lt Simon. 15^th Bn.
Pear Trench. Abt 100 yds away
men Germ were seen in
trench - they were
standing up throwing
bombs. Some
seemed to
be in front

of wire.

Diagram - see original scan

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M.g. bullets
were coming in
amongst Austrlns at
this time. A fair number
were hit. Everyone pushed on
trying to get closer to barrage.
Then we came on / wire
- Concertina 1st - then barbed &
it ws uncut. They had Some 

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Mr Samon. Some scrambled thro', some climbed
over.
[One German m gunner fired still
while our men were onto him - 
3 men w L.G. & others]. [I think

it ws Simon that told me tt the
Germans

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[^Lt. Dickinson 15 Bn ws similarly

shot thro / head abt

/ 2nd day at Popes & 

if it hadnt bn for his

batman who stayed by him in

dressing stn on

beach wd

never have

bn sent

off on 

ship]

Diagram - see original scan

[[Shorthand]]
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[*Peary of 45Bn

ws in No 3 at

this time.

Pulling ws w the

men who went over.*]

29 May. McSharry, then ^2 L.H.R, adjutant to
Cannan (who ws O.C. Quinns Post & stayed
there whoever else ws there) ws sitting on the
side of the C.T. near H Qrs when there ws
the devil of a thud - he slipped into / trench &
as he did so saw the low red glare on a
cloud of smoke or dust & a lot of black
things in it. Then it began to rain down
& he ws buried up to / knees and a 13 Bn man &
his batman who were w him helped him out. He went
straight down to / bomb store & got some bombs
- the 13Bn in the post were much shaken & were
beginning to come out of there & of the support [[* shorthand]
opposite old HQ. McSh. called "Come on Australia" &
that helped to steady them. Then he led over

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13 Bn man
Diagram - see original scan

(Sketch by McSharry)
[See Historical Notes]

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to the point marked M in the sketch. He
had seen the Turk bombs coming over at / very
first w their v. long fuses - sparking thro / air
- they were dangerous down abt HQ not before -
they had discussed this contingency amongst themselves
& thought abt it. He settled at M. with his two men
- had a lighted candle in a tin for / bombs &
had handed his rifle to the 13 Bn man & ws going
to pitch bombs in when he saw coming down / [shorthand] 
right beside them a Turk - bold enough leading - &
abt 12 very enthusiastic gentlemen peering after
him. They ducked out of sight. McSharry ws just
going to [[shorthand]] Quinn
way McS keeps our men hidden

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Hamel. 15 Bn.

1st Bn got a bit too

far left on final objve. 

A str pt in front of

left flank (11 Bde front) opened

up w m.gs. They called

up a tank - (the tank

offr ws walking abt). When

/ tank came up they

stopped fighting; & a abt 50

Germs were captd there - 

some bolted when they saw / tank -

& 27 light m.gs.

(Continued later)

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At Quinns Pope wanted 2 offrs to go out &
occupy the craters. He told a L.H. offr
of this. The instant answer was: "Put
me down for one & Colpitts for the
other." (We were afraid if / Turks
m This ws / occasion when they
Captured a Turk who fought w them.
It ws some name like Cade (T.A. Kidd)

P.T.O.

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Ouinns.
The Blockhouse wh appeared in a 
night.  2 N.Zs. crawled out & fixed gun cotton 
to the blind side of it. One of them as he got
back into our trench sd "Eggs is cook". They
blew it - crawled out again to examine
it & found it full of timber & dead Turks
P.T.O.

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Hamel.
Minenwerfer positions
were found all numbered,
& camouflaged & w shafts
dug down. There were wires
going down w toggles but
no minnies in - lots of 12. 3. 2
The C.O. came upon a number
of Germs shamming dead in
one of these pits. They threw
dirt at them & they got up
& surrendered.