Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/5/1 - April - May 1915 - Part 4

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5.4
1st Day. 1st Bn (Exc. one Coy) wvent to right, up gully, then
up Walkers ridge & over plateau. When they got in
front of positn N.3. now holds there was a narrow
neck H I Short told Crpl. Freame to hold whilst he
& Maj. Kingdon went beyond (Maj K. puffing pipe all day).

Freame got 14 men of all sorts & hung on -  tethra making
them number off from the right every five ten minutes.
The first numbering there were 14. The next 9.
They finally got down to one beside Freame himself.
Towards evening they retreated between Shrapnel
bursts down the ridge to beach on 1 left of our
position. There they made (Shouted  is him then)
A post for 1 night + in morning woundup & found
I been on 1 ridge again.
Maj Kingdom 
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whilst I was down at the beach for lunch I heard a message sent to the troops
from D.H.Q. Tacked on to another message. "heard incidentally th the 23rd Bde is getting on,"
up 1 hill one cose I enjuens making their road. The Army Corps Sigallers & our own
H OR section were just above H.Q I noticed a man signalling down from 1 top o 1 hill above
for abt 5 minutes before he attracted their attention. This seemed a trifle slack considering
circumstances. Also the ammunition supply up the hills certainly wanted more
supervision if officers co be spared to supervise. A stock man in one section co disorganise
a the whole line up wh ammunition as being passed by
refays.
1.30 Shelling the beach where NZ are landing. N>Z are reinforcing our left - landing at present. As I came down
hill I saw one party wh had bn sent round 1 beach to 1 left being sent back &
up our way. I fancy they were aftewards turned round again & sent round 1 beach.
Our left is being pressed. The 2nd Bn is just going in to attack now - probly the
men I saw were all 2nd Bn. Tremendous broadsidess from Triumph down south.
A chap wounded in the eye tells us as he comes down that they were nearly, cut up
round 1 left flank, but now they're reinforced all right." 2.10. Howy firing on the left. 2.30 firing on left still heavier.
 Only one of the warships is firing at a time. They say this is due to
 

Cmmunity from Lother Rrigates &men of
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the 3rd Brig. Werefoin to have f 10& 2nd Brg. to help them carry it. So one was
relieved to see th it bas pi forward so wel.
As I came down distroyers were still land in troops,
battery wh I had heard playing over 1 hilltops seened to be switched onty
them for I momeat. A any rate 2 quas from Somewhere to the East
of us (if one ad sudge by I sound & I way 1 soragnal we plung I wd say
due cast) were shelling then. Two oIboats had come in side by side with past
he N.G. Eng. Bde (who were now landiny) aboard - & these wod
guns seemed to be buriting shell after shell just over them from
behent Ihilling
I ws watehing
from where Axt

Presently 4 guss from the Nstarted shelling I road up &N
Edge of hill, up wh 1 troops were continually moving - or
Else these Shells were meant for the troops landins I
cdatsay which. As I sat on the pillside above the Northern
kott - just att Northern edgeof hill-stope up from
I beach - they were coming over my head, high over, in
salvoes of t & burshin rather high over I beach
1:3:
water in pot of desto.
I cant say I like shrapeel
2
Although if camed to be
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quite familied by this
I road being made.
4. our dead lyin
E. Saub cleared & amunite
time. I sal watching
receive of 3r0 Bn.
S. Bluff somewhers
it by1 road for some
3. (ust 6yds behind crest) Turk
hes where 1116 Bo.
time & then walked
were sdby Col Cameron
truch usedas Communct
trench by as
to be had ip
down thro Iscrub to vards
6. posite of ouer first 182.
onr gully. On 1 way I
Saw several of men of Tock battalion carrying annunite. They
had a depot in Isornt there & a sergt. who evidenlly recopised
me as in charge of it. He sd1 doctor had by attendan to men on
beach; he thought, for a time & had now gone on t his battalion,
Then I came down to I beach & had a little lunch - that
to, some biscuits, a little Chocolal, & some water.
The general was there - they were making him a dig out
on I right hand corner o1 month Of creek as you looked toward
I hills. He we sitting or standing outside it – w Col. White, t every now
then a pink sicual form wd be brought to him. Watson & other sinalli
 

Diary.
1p.m.
were there just above the generals dug out.
1p.m. (?)Ist N.Z. Rifle Regt. landing. Our left flank has signalled for
reinforcements. [I ^[[?]] thought Mackay ws there acc. to / plan, but found
later tt he had had to go to / right & / old plan ws topsy turvy.]  Casey
tells me / general is a terror - he doesnt take / least heed of bullets
& his staff have to follow him into / most awkward positns. Just
after he landed he had a man hit next to him & killed.
The firing is coming much closer on our left.
So far in our first operatn we have had (as far as xxxxx they
can tell me) abt 250 killed & wounded. Col. Clark has bn
wounded; Col. Hawley wounded (12th) Capt. Annear (11th) wounded killed
whilst just getting into a trench; Lt. M. Donald slightly wounded,
Sergt Seccombe, an old S. African soldier, killed on / beach; Lt
Walker severely wounded. Q.M.S. McCubbin wounded &
Sergt Wilson wounded.
After lunch I went up / hill at / back of / camp beach for a bit,
& finally decided to go & see if I cd find old Jock. I went up to / communication
thench on 1 hilltp & through it, inquiring where Tack's dressing station
was. several men had told me if I went over t way I shd find it down
in 1 gully. I askd several in trench (along / wh ammunite ws beng
passed) the way, but they toldare they didn't know - they were mostly 10k
Br. but also some 18t - I passed Col. Caneron on way up, standil above
beach. He told mo tot the 1th
ast this trnch, inst att edge o slatien abor
we oyos a but t duy loft & cog

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to have any officers who as lead them, to set. Af otiyed them, asked them
what t wardit apapin. I left him there &w
abong I truch to near its exit on 1 further slope. I gote shote
eeve
from this exits but a man asniping in atit from 1oteer side o
valler - the men at exit were will tacked into sides of it,
so I didnt stay there I waited tucked upon trench-& [Bl
Shrapnel began to plump in salvoes of 4 shots regularly
into I backs of nen lyng out on I oppoite side of valley. You is hear
I shote your overhoad & see the bursts, I think, sonetimes. It went on
with monotorous regularity - apperwtl rwerending & one began to kind
Isheps thro mast be having an Awful time. I could n't get a man
from Facks bettalion - every other surt seemed to go thoo I truch.
a number of N gralanders came along it & sittdid up, a some officers
& orders ceconed to bo passed along from a Col. Plugge at 1 tack. Te there
ws a signaller in 1 truch, I readlr in Itrench with a telescope & the sender
somewhere on I face of slope outside. I knew - I don't know how, but one pessed
fom I way those guas were prin, unhindered o any fory at ak of ours, tt 1 troops
were being very severally tried. It was sickening to hear it. I thought there ws only a
party otiops on to furths ridge but it asI man lins your men reslly. On
All amething from 1 messages passed along. A requist came back (from 131 Brig
I think) to know how 1 other landins were getting on. That meant they was
something cheerful to tett I tropps, I knew. I am not sure it didn't come along
twice. A messap weit back presently to say to te 29th division as getting on
 

we heard to all landings had bu effective Naval Dion at Bulair,
D British at settil Bahr, French at Kum Kale & ourselves)
I got a bet anxious as to whetee I ammonte in I trnch
we getting along fast morgs. It got up to 1 month of truch
then sepped- & whenes anyou athe messages from behind were
constantly sassit up askiy of more amounct were wanted
in font (it seemed to be pig
the 10th Bn) & messages abooys
were shat back from I mew inI truck, next to me, th there wa
plenty of amonanction + it wasn't waited at preent. It crossed
my mind to I truct ws a comfortable place & somethng made me
suspect to they didnt want to carry it. some of it was eventuall
fetched from outside. The New Zealanders, if I rmember, sot into
trench from S. side of it. After they had be there a long time, serhaps half
Wedday &. The New Zectenders amonpt cham I got told me that two.
of this officers had been captured the ough a mistake. A turkish
party advancing was mistaken for Indiam - they sd thencelous they
were Iadians. Orders were jrom not to fire on te. Two officers
(a capt. +a licut) went out & the Turkish party seized them
some of the tirks afterwoo captured admitted that it was a trick.
(that wo 1story toto by the men. A month later in R4th Bdl I heard the
particulars - Whatmade one inquirs ws t 1 Tarkiss papers of
Apvil 26 anxounced to they had a number of Austialian & English
prisoners including to a chptain & a lieutwant
On the night of the 25th, when it ws too dark to see clearly
a message came down to the 16th Bm. to Col. Pope to expect
Indeans on hil right & getinto lough a them. Some tims later
a message ws passed along tt Indians had come up & as ked
for an officer. H. Elston was sent with a man who sd hecd spick
Hin duddns. When he got tero to lndians asked for a senior
officer. The Colonel sd. you'ld better jo along Mr Donald - (M.D. wo
Adjt. of te 18R, Capt R.T.A.M.D., belonging to the Ax1. stiff)
McD went along. Presenth a message came to they woantet to see
the Colonel. Col. Bpel suspicious were aroused. I don't believe
tyro Indlians at all? he sd what Iadians are there be here?
He went up. Mr.D. inciste A they were Jadians - they had be
Talking to them. There were Abt 5 of them present. Ald they stood taking
two of the "Indians "came up & one laid his hand on Col.
Pope's wrist. Pope immediately swrng him a blow under
the car & dived over the bank on wh tey were. But thy
got M.D. Elston, & the interpreter
Cl. Popes own report (ah he showed me) on this ws as folls
 

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An acroplare of ours same overteed - I didn't see it but one ed
hear it - & their guas stopsed at once. They never finet while th acroplanc
was there + if only it cd bave ba kept Ders'd wd lave weant a, great
deal to our men; (I dontenced if to has ever bi tried is to slay up so long as
to compel] Eneay either to disclose his jung or keep them sitent)
 

att Spm.
The 16th Bn. (Sundey April 25) 12 Coys. were landed from destroyer Rebble
being shelled - but only faw casualties. Co. as ordered to take them w L coy of
15th Bn? I by Anckland Bn, to renfore the 30d Ble who were heasity sressed
This composite for c6 -400 rifles. A staff officer tok them y gully - Ky hapacks
200 rounds. Te pece oo slow, 200 men went to right flank, Rett to Pepes Hill.
Copes Hill. They found Capt Jacobo holding it wo 50,100 men drawn from every writ.
Informate ws recd. t certain Indian broops were in occupatio of ground to
left. (1.N.) & t it wd be desirable to join to them. N. Elston (A Co. Jofte.
Lassngton, who understood Sundustane, were sent to left. H.E. reported
that he had obtained touch a Indeaae soldiers bu sate tt a senior officer
as required to discuss matters. The Adjt. (M D.) ws therefore the forwod. He
called back thas the night to the C.O. alone co be dealt with
Col. Pope accordigly went frwod abt 150 94 abo1 N. ridge of
fully & found M.D, Elston, & Lasingson in parley with 6 soldiers who had
rifles + boyonets fixed a Considering these men to be tarks & not Ladian
the C.O. warned 1ohers - whereon the 6 soldiers foued around to
party. The C.D. burst this & jimped over 1 edge of rily in
gally! & as fired at. (Nominal rolls, records et were at in mr Ds haversack. I
(Popes Hill needed 450 men. The maching jurs of 18th were
disabled by I eveny there on Monday - but replosed by guing from
Navy. On Ap. 29 He latter ws put out of action. Ther m.gs. naw
to suffer at first bec insificunty anceeled t bec. we had no artitlen
& ednt stop 1enemy fom shooting ken out when he found them. Our new
troops always a bit bad at concealiong EJ. Light Horse relieving B5t Bay
later on gave away their maching yun posite at once -their fan had
a steelshield
The 16th as reliead by 15th on April 30. This camathies to
then were:
M.
officer
Totel. 190.
49
Other Ramks 49
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awhour, one of their officers led them from the trech over in a Northerly
direction. There were plenty oour mew as post of them whichever
way they went, I kenew that.
Te afternoon ware on and I suddenly saw men crossig
truck a little way to ony right - amongst them we Col. Owen. I
wished aftrids I had gone along & spoken to him - that ws really
my chance & I shd have found Fack, but he we some way away
& I didn't. The shalling went on & on - of course a good man
bullets were nipping over head - you heard I whistle & the low
scrub judt aboue 1 truch bank boo kid pty danquous. That
pounding o1 mew on I hill opposite (I thought it ws just a party of
 

The 3rd Bn landed abt 8am. & went over Moclagans Ridge,
across the Halian - lined Braunds Hill & then to left, lefton duinns
bright on Maclajay.
Tack placed his first dressing Stre on the lop of the platian in
but of a hollow. But it wen't agod place - if got all the overs.
moved on dewn into He as hit out head by a bullet just paye
has mew found it & gave it to him. After that he moved down
into gully, asplendis place juot before you turn into Enonash
Falle thang other dressing shis were placed here afterwar out
it as only one t day & they treated. 6a0 men there I first day
& night. (Yen Bridwood complimented them when trepasse
(next day o (work they were dom) Dr Butler (9th) Black, Brennan
other
were all a the firing ling th1s day, myore or Ges, b Des John. And possit
holding the
All this aperason Lamb on rf & Brown on I right were
tk man to attack (was firm an officers truch) at bay. They wil
collect 100 men or so from 1 straglers in ivalley & head him up whereo
they were most wanted & put them in. Maj. Bennett invente
a divisional order to as soon as 100 veen of any units were
gattered together they were to be lid up into frig tive ssoall
time they were stopping anymer who were b down wally
& taken them up. Whenever 1 Turks woked danguous Iamb simply chare
Probable positen aperats
held by 1 Bn next to
courtneys

As a matter g
& the turks were
fact I ws booking here.
coming here.
The New Zealand Baltno hadbn seatin by Walker over Pluggis
Platian - He didn't want to split his brigade & have it chopped up
sincement by to - didnt know how many to might be ahead & he thought
Plugges Platean & Russells Top were conttinuous. Afa matter of fast may
arcut - here is I knife edge between - & I troops coming over to top
were badly open to fire. Walker used to send bus back from Walkers
Ridge Sper & up over 1 top & some of them were very slow, in getting acrossd
e reached Battleship Hill first day, Cant Froms Kinks
some men may
 

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them) we hoosible. At last a message ws passed along f Lo Mavy Yan. The N.
mace
howetzer baltery to landing & wid Fartly be sapporting you. Up to them as
reply whatever seemed to have on made to these possible guns up tof nort.
It ws simptly
Bang
Bang Bay Bang; te helf a
minate. The the same Whellvo000 Bang Bany Bany Bang ajain - &
so on. Not a pun of our secuedable to answer him at all- H ws
getting on towards evening so I decided to go on I find the Srd Bn, if
I could, myself. I went along I truck to near 1 month, sumped out,
& san across an the top & at onc found myself in a little dip
in I front side of hill. There were a few men there, all lying down
under the brow of the slope. On 1 edge of I slope we standing -I
think he came up at to moment - Evane,
i a w
maskins gure officer ot r Bn.

aw wss
I thought he ar Carter (who I heard had be
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wounded) & always confused the two, & I
told him I was glad to see he wand hit.
I lay down under I coow of sp01
ridge - it as slight cover - but he satup
on I edp of it all by himself, treating Iballets as if they didas existso
they were pretty tick. The oe were lying downpetty closely? I did the same.
He didnt know where tacks dressing station was & the men of the Srd n with h
didnt either. [I think it must have be in th very place to start off with). As I bay there
a lot of New Zealanders came up the kill & lived this ridge, to left right: the
fir seemed to be leavy away on our left all the time & I cdut help think
that the turks were getting round our left plank – I thought I as looking at
the left of the posite (Dcdsee it across trally wt men entreched on the
rear stope of hill other side as well as h top of it. you could nes them
hanging onto the sap of the hill MMMm and you cI wee rea
S
on both pces, severattiers of
farther to be right enteeded
856
It tooked as though they were
duyouts facuy our way

preparing for fire from their is left rear.
I tought I wo looking bee
& that the Turks were gatting in he
As we were lynng there six gans just behind as somewhere apened over
our heads with a delicious salvo. It ws tike woothing draught of water
to hear those gons blage at the Turks. I dont know what they were finng
at. I guessed they were the Howitzer Baltery spoken of in t messag-
It wasgood t hear the new appreciate those guas. They had their effect
The evemy suddenly switched of 1i ridge to our lft right & four shells
went over us I not at all far down 1 slope behind us. Presently four more
sheds came along & bust abost ovr as. The far just in paid of us - swishing
down I slope. One of them hit edgs o I ridgs not move than a few
yards in front of where I was syng. Shes was a flash & bits of mad & troken
bash were thrown in to 1air. I though what sortof
nole ws tis I had letmyself into. The chap next one sd it we connon shell
 

he seemed to know. I expected they had seen all these N. Zealanders bunih
up there, & there shells made I new geelanters bunch up worse than ever
right into the bollow where we were - a beautiful vag for a shell.
thought a by Tove, they want miss this. It must be what they want.
LAte
one of men next me sd: "Its thropno are brrying this on us.
WeA. Kytl dow great work thoue gunt Sed his mate. there
nothing wiong a them? Of course it ws gun to 1 shrapnel as
tooking for. The ext Anyheed & wht down I slope & they
began forg away down I jully & we got as more. It ws sees set
then & very shortly afternos, I hoticed they shell up for I night.
I know that relief was trenedously valuble to our men - &
wondered why I tarks had done it - we is pt of ordenin
fomile of war?
Before this, however, Tho before I shrapnel attend
its lengt & whilsti ws still on us a massage us
pasictalony I New Gealaders from I right rear: Thas I wordh to
retire.I ws shoutd along & reaced I men about me. Then
evans asked whats tat message, " word to retirn, sir we
answer. Who sd t retirn" he asked. Pass back and ask who
sd to retirn yes, whosd reture? a sd a few of men
abt him – Thss back & ask who said to retire. This
ao done, +f next minate back came quite a different order.
"Advance ady in on I forward slopt of hill? I tought this
looked a pretty eky operation (I dont think now t it was) but it
ws in I right spirit. The troops gattend themselves + then rifles
ap &the went over crestabed of me
whelet we were still on 1 plass, after I new Zealenders
had come up, word came along by some means - I farges
how of the rnnowr generall gets along almost without words
to on man had be hil I on right. Two stretcher beares of the
Drd Bn immeditel stood up - one smoking a pipe & stolles
in a leisurely way down towards Iman. I edat see him-
he may have bee 20 yds away doon 1 slope; but these fellows
didn't hurry. They didn't seem t care two pence for 1 chance of a
bulet. They were busy w I chap for abt 10 minates & him came
back. I fancied they had found sime means of burying him.
As it ws now abt 60c. + I didnt know country & didnt
know where Tackwas Dr where I Tarks were I got wth ttruch
again & went along it. It was chock full of men fom every
battalion - largely the Srd Bde. I knew they must be stiaglin
They asked ane again & again how things were joir. I sd
landing had succeeded at Helles & we wa be getting our artily
 

on this
 

believe the Gueen Elizabeth was firing shells over Kaba Tipe
I don't know at what tarpt.
 

Kansey
Gety
pe
 

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ashore tonight - that wethen they wanted. When you told them
that, their delight as almost sat. They wanted it more
than water. It had be good to hear I guns they had - six & a soliter
seventh at intervals; but they did want some funetl c putt
kemon an eguality to eveny. That we clarly 1 chief need-towat
I found Col. Concronal 1 endo 1 trench. He ws sitting
in it in his overcoat blocking I way of anyone who wanted to go
down to I beach. We one is to go down past here tonight, he
said. The men quite accepted this. He told me hews going to sleep
up there himself. He didn't know himself what ad joing to happin,
but he held it war be suicidal to go back. say influence to his opinion
had herd ws all for hanging on & not letter a man move back anywhere
I went down & found N.D. abb dinner time. I thought I
noticed I fellow secued ate quiet with me - I cdn't help
wondering if they had heard to anythin ws wrong with Tack.
After dinner – I forget what trme & Col. White told me to be had seen
Tack He was very cheerful - I dont think Howss thinks
he's been badly hit, "he sd. That we 1 firs I heard of it. House
told me he had seen him & he wever saw a wounded in an
better - not least sign of collapis. I dont think
I bulled did any important part, he sd. 1t w still in - but
I dont tink it t ato interting. He sa Tock had fone of
to a hospital stip - he didn't know which. It ws abt 40c
in afternoon I ws bit. He waonly sedical ofices wounded.
at
When I got down to beach I found
to almost everyon had
5and
a dugout- a sot of dich cul,
a case, into the creet side.
The geaerals 100 pretty well finished. Mext it wo a little one at glasfurd ws sharmg
with Casey - they asked me to sit in it - a sor of little tennel plact. they were
awfully kint - butdmede in their manner made me, as I say, apait that
sometin had happened to Tock
I preselly got iy things & otected on a dug out for myself. I started
pst up avoydt the signallers. Several of them were lyay cooped up there
in little half circule places, not unlike ting sandpits. I found a vocant
corner -only a fer feet for to whole place was coverd with these dugoats espegis
on the soud side (for protection apl Raba Tipe). I started to dig. the men in the
dug out hert door strongly objected - I dont know who it was what do
you want to hap a man awake with that dawned dijing for ?be asked
Haven't you pt any bloody consileration?I thought that was a bit humosous
a chap who was safely coldled up in his dag out objectiong to me mekin
one on a night like this I went on -but I presently got a beter
place on the other sle of creet a little way op 1 bank just above 1 beach.
As I as liging Rauscy & Murphy came pt pe mo a hand – it really was
a velcose help for I was fearfully hot, when they finished the day out
lookes quite well - we heaped the oarth on the Kaba Tepe side of it,
 

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which cod keep out dirapnel bullets. But after thy had finished I went
on & day sday until it seemed to me ordinarily safe against gusfire from
either plank - Kabe Tipe might get your boots, but not much else. There was
every chance that when they a where we were they woll bray up mised
more ertiller (one prstund them draging it from Balair & all the other places
where deroplend had seen it) + give us a hemendons Combardment,
said Myyord
That we 1 dayer Blancy had told ao he expected. Greffiths
yours making a good place! Yes but it seems to me we day have to be heal
for a coupledf months? I answerd.
It were not able to go do nore
dan that within a day or two I don't think we shall stay he sd. I thought
well, if I wake up tomorrow if find this sain of shrapnel & high Explosive
falling on as I shant be able to dig then & IU wish I had dieg in now.
I dont know what time it was - perhaps 10+ when the day out
wo finished. The staf were mosth sitting somewhere around not far from
the generals duy out. In port of it was another day out for the office which
was also used as a mewroon -tea was piy there at meal times. But
I, like most others, neve felt in I least hungry & ed little 6 dot
After the dugontis finished I fetched my pack, haversock & thigs there.
Hatterick, murplysbatuan, had very kindly oothe adgiv we
a hand w I place next day, & Simpson, the N.D. orderly, also.
Both of them were as adas their word. Ritchill, the interpriter (a Lieut.
in the R.A. fomerty in the H.A.C.) gave me the tip that you ad get sacks on the
beach - they hardly reslised thn 4 all these were needed in truches
& you co get pugar or four sacks half hidden in I sand by smil
going opalling them out, I got a number of these they helped me
to stack them at the sides. The, folly morning first thin I went out & cut
some arbutes branches & spread them overhord to 1, walepreo she
over them for a roof. I had a pa across I top & Riler belaed al
heaps and bap there for a bit of head cover - very heday wak but
it made I dug out reaionably safe + as certainly needed for the roof we
hit w shrapvel pellets. The day out as never wideens, but it we safe.
I used to write there at night after thorin in – scribbling notes into the notebook
rom which I am transcribing this. The nights were moontid & prtimatel one co
See to write by I light of moon (for I had as other light) on most nights.
sinlo
Buton Wednesday night, when it as bet, & before 1 moon rose or
after she vent down, one ed only guess at the position of the works
one wrote, & I found sayes tt day scribled over intoame with lines
written one on top of oher. One had not many hours of sleep - 300 4
this Sunday night, & perk from 10 to 4 the pllowny nights. There was a
cap of Aa at 4.30 + breakfast at 7. This continued for about $600 I days
when I hour became 70C. breakfast 102 Wach and abt 600708 dinner-
was always very orygalar so I dont never really knew what hours
that neals were. I ws outt whole day & wrote at night what
I did - bare notes. I was the 3rd day - or park. tho second evenin
 

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I discoverd tt 1 mess was going for I was out nearly all day long. The meals
my
until then consister of chocolate & biscuits + water. (I generally took 1 waterbodly
to Itrenches in case I men might like a drink), you filled your waterbollly
at some lrge tius on I boach into wh water ao pasped from a barge through
a cawas hose. And M.C. man stood over teretins & there were several
pannitins for latling water out. There ws also a low trough ar tin for the
males. After the flist few days tlewater trus, wh were opposite
ead of our cully, just on Lidge o1 sea, became very expered to Shrapnel
& they built up sandbays in post of them. The water ws taken upto
firing line in petrol or Kerosene twis parited thaks & carried 2 on each sdo
of a meele in wooden paniers . The mules carried them i well, but 1 sight
of a male bucking about tl its nose for 1 centre & its kecking legs
an becuhellig se men alvew reit cheiing it.
as 1 circumference ws very wn
They knew I value o, then mater the they never liket them. An you went alon
jostlen crowded beach, a kick from a male ws a very raay thing to sit.
yeu wand themaa ad say - o Id t hava
bullet dan a kick from a wall any day.
apile of the kerosinetins & a pill of biscunt boors gradually began to
riss in post of my dug out - Ligher & toides every day. The kerosig tius
often had water in then & both they & I tiscuit tol foed shelters for
I mew on I beede when shoapnet ame, althe I working partie
assell disregarded I shoap altogeter. Abt te 30d 41/ & Ie nights
the bealeh ws shelled about 100C or tereabouts. I went down awoupt
men to see how they were takin it. There ws Col. Leaslie superintendey
giving out of wale until he should hinself hoarse. Lencs of men were waithing
for water & for food. Laies of make were tramping in and out along beach?
Wanbers of men sent down todraw ratins, amounite, wat, & not
yet being supplied were sitting taking some under shelte of Cores, some
lightin a snall fire ovarman their hands out in topen. Dn Piles of cheeses
sugar bags, brsinit bores were in stacks down the shough & 1 piles of
them were construtly gravin. As I lay there at night in 1 digour
with that pile of and not 15 9ds in pont of me I id constantly here the
bang of shrappal pellets in to them & yet the men kint were havdly
as often hit as they have since been. ber the shells generally
burst Co high up the gally to do much real damage & being 12 or 18 pdr I
darday the disless ten the shells of our 18pds field guns would. But all this
ought really to come in later - on the Tuestay or Wednesday when we
considered ourselves quite old soldiers. night s
wonderful how soon you do become an old soldier - After the mornings
Experience of shrapnel flying over the right shoulder of the ridge - I sat &
watched it overheed for some time with a good deal of nervousness _
& the afternoon in the trech, I had shrapnal pretty well measured.
I knew the wonderful a surance to a truck gives, altho I didnt realis
how much deference it ad make to our men next day). But I
a inaoxingit
nads did expect - & a I tut did everyone
 

41E Bn.
The tk Bn. Tn Ath Bn we on I beach in reserve until 40'a loving some
men thro' shrapuel. Wounded men kept on trooping pad them - wh might have
affected their news but it didat seem to.
As abt 203 in 1 attrnoon Macnaughten read. a message from
su
Cal Baclaurin to go & pick a porite to cover retirement in case it became
veey. to return toI beach & reambark. He went up w to men & settled on the
Razor Back or Braunds Hill as the best second line,
At 4 Blansy came down to take them up into pasitor. When
they got to theis posito MAcnaughten was going to find his location on
ryght when he aw a little officer of the Ph with a nickel plated revolver
waving it, very excitet, I sayey. Come on over here; the Turks are over
I hill her I well have to tcharge them 1
M thought of they are its a bad look out for as two
He got 100 mew & brought them overI hill a bagonels fixed but he cd
scarcely see a Turk. The Bo took up its positng. BCo.C.C. DC.
They were between the 8th & the 6th 17th not far to ACoi
Receive.
the left of where Rosenthalo gun's werenext day.
The turks didn't properly attack that night,
they came up occasionaly shouting Allah trying to eg one another on
but never made an attalk - neder got witig 36 yards. The 4th dis
see any attack made on the Pt Sithes alko the 8th first a lot & so
did the 6t. The 4th did not fire very much. Snepers workedap
all night Andsometimes lay 70 7ds away
On the Monday Afternoon Abt 1 time when everything cont
to happen down in this corner – when the turks drow the 15t of the Northern
Side of 400 plation t the 9th & 10t were stered by Blaney & put in
by Maclagan, to retake it - & when May. Campbed saw I
men he thought were Tirks cony across I hill towards him.
At this time - Gen Bridges as out to plastd & Casly to see if Mackays
left joind up or Maclegans vight. It we the ticklish point just
then. Bridges went over 1 top of Mackays N.Q. & along towards the
5KhBn (where I covered way now is) & he we very annoyed to fent
certain odds + ends of troops sheltering there under brow of
hill where thy were useless for firing. He ar annoyed w
Mackay for allowin them to stay there & he spoke to the men very
strough getup, dawn you,, what are you skulking were for]
&so on. Glasfard
ing
got lat, who us there, & gathered them together & took them
up until he got to the Daidy field" (1, the fietd opposit Lone Pv
where th20d Bn aftwds were) & put them there facing N.E. Then he went
back. The few meanwhile had fone across the plation & had foun
anote bunch of men, many of them 5t Bn, in shall b I
 

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slee - tt now I tarks had placed as there at he a tromendous shelling
next morning, I as always anxious abt hawitzes - shrapnel we
now knew (except to I did not realies to shrapnel can burst withut
giving you any warany f it is find at close range or with a cif high
vetrcit
our troops were undoubtely shaken by the first afernoons exreriine
They could free anything to I support of their own juns – they had
greatest continpt for 1 tarks whom they had never seen facing a
charge of their yet. But st to have to be out unprotected agst
his artillery hour after bour well knowing to their own juns ad not
help them wo tranenbously trying. There were not many stragan
durin 1 morning - most of suall boattoad of coverng force
had wushed inland as soon as they landed - perhaps waiting 5 minites
to charge magagines & firbayonits under coves of the inner site of
beach. They became splt up often into two & threas durey 1 day &
their twos & thress pinding no one o their own bn arround them o their
owr officers & n.C0 dead & wounded ofte imagued to they were only
survever of their battalion. They ditnot know where to go - & as
the Aternoon + evenin wore on, with the shrapnel apparently making
the small hollow or univenness in at such man tay untirable
apparenty certain death to stay in it - thy wd move out + wander
down 1 sgully to I beach in searth of Soncore who ad till them where
to So. Marry of course were stopped & taken back by officers on way. But
man came down to beach. The stronges sort wogs at once to
Divt H.D. or some officer & try & find out where their bu was (of coarse
DH.O scercely knew – it knew where the H.G. of bne we, tae
all.] I saw many men come up to D.H.G even to general or Col. White
& ask this. The weaker sort wd get into deegouts on I hillvide,
& alleters. It wo very difficult for anyous in thes early days to
find out what everyones business was - & many had no
business – I saw many who were simply down on 1 beack for
information, sworping yarrs.
Of course the beack ws pearfully conjested. As I night
went on a great namber of these straggters were organised into
parties to Arry water, amonnition, & food, up to the lines.
I have heard their number put at anythin from 600 to 1000.
They many of the came down with wounded men. This is an
offince in war, but hew realised it at this early stage. The helping
down of wounded did not really byin until about 4 or5. Then it
began to ruch proportions - Cmencane down w one
wounded officer. It is very easy to persuads yourself to you are rll
 

same sort of way between the 400 Platian othe Ragor Back where the new
end 15Bde H.A-brow June 20 are. Glasprd got together cito the me
or some of the same lot as before I took them) up & put them on the rightof
other lot on 1 Dany Field, facing more E.
Hecd see some fighting pn
on to his Norths alony Maclagans pont-custroop lying down in the
& firing away. He ws really making I begining of Rimple.
He went back to Bridges at Mackays HA. Bridges told him
to so along & tell onslow Trompson how pleased he we at I way be had bel
on. Jew Bridgs sent to let Ot wantess to dif a live of supporttriahe behid
others on tbitg went along & found Trompsons H.Q. w 1synallers & a few others
& tst the ga making an attack. He went on t see & presently
met a line of men coming back. They sd: were be told to return to our old

trenches. They sd soncone had fim I order to return, the Col. we kake
& MacNaughten hil, they knew. Slasfind sd. Oh no don’t retire togr

& r truches - come to me, & took them to tin
th ane live to abt at whespitd wheat field & from thers they
frmed I remander of Pimple. He told them to dig in there os i
as a god way in port of their obd trenches
In I interval had happened 1 charge of 4t Brr. This way,
Te Col. Maj. Macnaughlin, Maj. Stony maj masey
4S ohe were in te N.D.O Ba when a messinge rushed in.
B Order for a general advance - tine is to make a several
advance. Its easy to see mistakes afteros - but this seemed very
natural. Macnaughten od. Ir taket right, Col if yours on
left? They went out - tt ws no time for a bo order to be ptout
or anything - they simply got I line to nove as it was. M.N. went down
to D. Coy wh wes't hoving & fot it off – it ws behend C by this
time & so formed a sort of second line. They went down past, a
mia mia (InLone Pie) into Ivalley. M.N. saw to the Shws not
moving - the lt ws in the aie nit seemed a desperate sort of attempt.
However thy went on. Presently I right begame separated from
left . He ordered them to bring thit right shoulders foreod & presently
they pened up again. He went over to see Massey & fount
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he knew no more of what we happining then be (M.W.) did.
The Bn ws halted & he went to find I Col. He found him w his H.D.
in a bit of a gatter crossing a creek. The Col. had as ide
as they were talking
of what uo to be done - no orders shisdeng espond a his if mn
3 (there ws a good deal of fire) M. NBSuddenty
coming back. He asked what we 1 matter. They so I order to
retur had be given. There followed a bit of a panic. MN.
ws I last to bave - managed to get some order - and ws jaig
back when he ws bit thro' I chest. An N.C.O. stuck to him - they were the
 

dony a charitable soldierly actionin helping a wounded soldier to
rear. In tater actions thit has by done by I wounded themselves-
one woundedman alpi another - the alow now realies & it 15
not right to lave 1 fray line. they were raw soldeis
on tt first day
However, stiagly did reach serious proportions allto
there we every exense for it - many, as I say, going down to beach
bec. it aol only place from wh to get instructions what to do. Man
man were legitinately tere - cent down for water or ammunction.
The casualty clearing hospital under Col. Giblin was
working might & mai under a cliff, or rather bank, at south end
men
O1beachun brought down some startling tales wh tre doctors
there were inclined to believe at first. Sesgl. Carkin O1 PBn wo
said to have bu found mutiteled when his comades, who had
left him for a tie during retirnent came across his body again
He bet be an M.R in sydney & was a fine N.C.O, - officers on
Minnewasta had noticed him particularly (I think he ws a train
driver who ot in for waverlyy). The wounded almost all od they had
seen little or nothing of tcks at all
Wattr we one of most urpent needs & it as centup in
te kerosene twis, either carried by hand or on donkes landed (& ats
some muks) for purpose. The maks Lad fudian drivers, the
tunately poynd a gertain
The troons
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Gasparhet a
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donkeys Greeks.
and of water in I big gulley which stanted from I sea just to I right of
beach hil, & ran inland behind t hill away to our lift centie,
Ir they were able to fet some wat even during, 1 day from this gulle
the first job o some of enqinees ws to ffind whater & sink wells.
The water ws being dispatched from I beach all night right
into 1 hours of daybreak - & one we very relieved to hear from
were who came downn to it ws getting thhough to them & th to this &
I water in valleys they were not badly of for water. Thatwas
one anxiety fore.
the Col. we over sext ridge. M.N ws bit again in I throat & managed to get
aheed to I dressing ste - never hoping to get there, staquring along, jatiful for help
yet almost cursing because be wanted to lie there & dill. The sargeon jave
him some sal volatile & whilet he withers he heard M. Nichel saying to there
were a lot of men shalking behind there. The sal vol. bucked him up so he thought
hed pose. He found only s men - he dra his revolver to them & they went
ahead. Then he flopped over &fainted
on his way as he as carried down he rementeved again & aoi
to he had seen an interpreter - he bent over I man & ws sure be or ang
two interpreters, lying in Chaki dress, dead, shot thy81stomach abt 230
yds out from our lives. He solf Doat 1 Beach Ste to send Machaurin a
meisage saying to be didn't tiust there men
He came back from Alex w his wound still in
it in a
weeksand Tho wound is no better today (Fuse 21