Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/58/1 - September 1916 - Part 5

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First World War, 1914–18
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4 A fight 1 the ficult wh both nd th sides where the fact that the the Brity boths 7us) at th 19 48 to have a born but he happene whether he He kad on wo shd pull out the Sin - but th is a dangerous thing to do you fall or are becas hit the (lever) wh is onte kept down by your hand presse is apt to fy out & the Comb explodes &. Kills you o the with you. He ought to have straughting the pin, but he didn't. when centry he tried to Naw the pull the pin out, but couldng it it out. The the t sided ta toth is by 19 the astering the th fun with 1h No do we there. But ack 14 bi a sost. We wer into the F y 1 pr t 5 ell in. of f
19 4. Macpherson was rathe undone. He had also about in a dugont mer imes but w behind rater difficult to discover with the trench blotter out. When the be battalior did not turn up Arthur went back ith him wite sure that the to make en where his it was like a ole in a ploughed field. might be overlooked + it days. Arte i ho knew d it two men the dug out ind with the ill fte 1315 B t the show him has look C ont there Arthur had been king hard, for 4dae everh C ome out ave to stay back). had
E 8 30 in ofen mis ake ill burst - it bot the bu 5 You have is & wells beso till which it is 1 duing te a to so back a tittle, before this 19 ltes fight. on the night of Sept 2. had to La. Boisille 5t acros bsle if the Cst Farm d rom the fore slope be seen f the hill. It couldn't. shell was ae A by8 ntinally falling to the re the gest at La Boise Waltery fter some howe srobat db ays atterty wo ar it -the aay on the day s0 see shells be me beyond the top of the a few n but the the A ill that A Lot yet sove 2 0 the 15
14 51 the tiue. (Arthur's guides, Art little Clarke 57 Maj. Dickwiss ded them in splendidl that night - they were in posite tong before time. & oft ouoher They had practically no getting in One of the by anxities the night was that a crow was cra oft men the Manpet hillside durn nearly the whole night & erman stelling woul ien to bits blown might have distroyed the Bde X so his unnote I stayed, as I had done the night before, to have to Maxwell. H with D had his C.O.I capt Littler there who for the whole tim the at Angae, was wepe o of beach parties
19 55 Lettler was an Be (to Br the 12 to the 52 trans d from the when 1215. He had been y the ten ic 1) the t Philipinos. He had been on had bn at Anzac te A.D. M. for a time talker, like me nt he was wet EA ot 31 3 The Duke to hes ack that p will the duke 15 4
19 th Her 53 th beard a short at Auzac. bear I was an elderly man O as were two of his is officers here)- practica the two father The tird. in becau 2 He was ill thV L. hd that 1 ver their C.O itout 2lot T he 5 the any Macna work + there the i on this 7 H was Lettler back. I didn't
4 19 b Lettler 55 the frank old face it - because saw one. But the b Co iblue-gr at you kind eunder weather b staahe re the tawny Anzac Beach nan me of the I tembled too him wasn't well at all, H but he had come back, tir spite of doctors advice, to take his part in that battle & I felt more confident cause I knew he was a As a matter of fact he che better al his er tan alny. in the regiment t been a better battalion if ad been the office £10 this would t a He last fight. He thong to thes he would retire probably lt out go back to the in th
56 this has been a ve stiff fight much the fest the C inst. Devn has 19 he had in Dery an two boys in this war now & one had the D.S.O. or military & teir old Dad was due for a gus different life - one that w sented him better. He was cheering the other off well yauwell You'll come it with a nice little blighty a butter in the shoulder which will months in lond 74 & then you'll go before a board & they i take another two months, in " boy, + come back here again so one - would hit let the lion get too serious for they conversa all knew what tey were in for. They want led as wear boots like yours, one you y officer 5d. we have to so in in putties boots wd wark you for an niped at once. ficer & yould be They dont tell you not to ca ower retorted Lettler. I reckon I'll carry a ri other youngster with a well (Im sold Litles.
58 except a stick in anything light Ive been in & I'm not to begin now Adour tater as duck He had a talk to his I left before this as I did ficers to intrude); and any it dusk lling as the first (charge in the it as the sky was lettler was hit thrown by a the Ge Dto At Ken it into be beggar he was hit He hit a third time shra oe I believe, thro' the head as he sat there: - & that killed MacNamar was killed little Maxwell (little Marwell 1564 3 in, but his brother big Maxved 5ft5in) assumed commag fook co This sttation the 19 for 4shours until they Col. Lorenzo tetto me to before the 49th came (out) today (they were delayed by a counter abtect) the line to Bent rest 36 & down to O3 was no doubt a help of canad ombers. Fortunately this flank hadbn left alone by 1 fer the first night t the 49th had got their trenc is do 6ft & the C h 7feet The canadian Supp were laken & A the l eaker arbitzarily - As it but for them. ile the ar ore a can ficer the hio cam that its & that he ha So th lef th Sto. 1 te rightth th
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