Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/59/1 - September 1916 - Part 12

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First World War, 1914–18
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120 H6 Co (4 foz4 ps Froops ark Coyp sapp 29 2p7 When Lord K3 visited An the fact at 8 course kept be actually close secret. He woold have Withe 5ht enemy as he came poor the cruiser in warship steamboat. The ad be therewy with rang of arting one maching gan wh ad fiee on her direct at moderate vay. as she came in & any Bildgin The betterns wh usually fired on beach ad St ad have her int mad for a wicl out once in Anzac any partof the narrow hellaide onto which we bung could be reached by different guns in fairly certain I donot there was any wag on which me news could have reached the Turks direct butit across the lived - but any news which leaked outnh of the Peneysule
d 42 172 t probat travel fas far Put somehe when the small aarat stean boat williams sidles up tot the seer I do not think there weree many in the place who £ of the viei. But some how when t the tall figure was seen stalking ap theands endl from stage, with a dolif officers in following b news seemed tsp ty some quicked than fire b dry grass out of every dugont on the hill side came Anhalions & New Eealander stroight bothing down across the Scput lit - the crowd on the beach & above it te sradnally growing It was a quite scontan recepson
123 $ Dr 63 w 124 do reception. The wew had Asstiations & New Gealofn adeep sincere admiration for Losd Kitcheen Aushalions & New Zealanders are very pank in their likes & dislikes; o this demonstration I think pleased Lord Kitchane Owd have more than he cared 6 show He we generally a man who dislike crowds But he moved amongt those men A day more at home than I have ever k Torm him Tte Turks te did cannott vs bear of Lard k have guessn Lodk. Clnbe Stah up the steep patt to wakers 1ialgs to the heart of the Auzac Poultion. It was
in Aman needed or rood toa hardes condity than most tbe oul 600 r do from beath tha climbery all 1 way sp It wo as though you harrow weather scaned ridge t wall up it t at get have tested the powerd of without stopper as wech as most fat coutd wa & have any break at at the endbut Lord wnt Kitcharer te top without stapi & spoke to the Biggadees when he got ther without and orgn of strai weset tather in places our Frenches were within a few yards of those of the tarks Has I t lord Kitcheers tall fegure, with the bright red cap band marching down them was only too Ckel to be noticed Ithink att the Turkish oat sually nofortak sapers waas Lord kelshener Chack.
126 insisted on vritin two or theee of these awkward Corners +I think all spectators were gol when the tal figure stoode down cuto the comparative safety of Pist full s, oxly 100 hours oid kitchener foot in at any. He took ote cssntests of the position with a few fances eate f the faet t 30 thatit e It we the position was a surpresl to ham; & vill moe so th iteel & the exod staverare a taby reuk of fortifications - tences t shallo o deep & deepr Stollow temuels, reads & patts, drains & dugonts. It ws only by seemg what they had actually clove to be realised how force had worked. wherever be went hord K. received an ovetion from the men such as made oac anx oas lest the Tarks she
Te force knew prett walthe discuasions reporteed th newspapers L.Ro visits & well reaso from W. & olice it & guess at the 128 cause. t an Hhe men were as the g dressed just, as they worked a distibe dewwds - but o ma ao on amongst those toelers he inueve Exmd at home, tha eusl The picture ohim, standing amongst those tall sanburnt, thonp. talking to them as men, shope the interested face of the one Fagay on the earnest whnt weakertanned countenances ofthe others is one wh fow of those who saw it will foget. fea When b I think he kept a new confidence behind t. Whether we stay or whether we go- the thought at any rate be shall not be forgotten

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Parts of Australian Films
NZ. Entraining

(Rly.)

NZ Detraining

(Durhams)

(12 in Guns)

(Horse Batty) 

Aust 18 Pdrs.

(Aeropl.)

Part of 1st Aust Div.

(Devons.) 

NZ Resting:

1 Aust. Div:

Aust 9.2.

Pozieres. & Contalm.

Suicide Corner.

Pioneers

2nd Divn.

Distant shelling

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(8 in Hows)

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Aust in Contalmn.

(Capd guns)
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Aust & Brit. Amb. at Becourt.

Prisoners. at Anz. Corps 

[[?]]

Aust Bde. coming out from Pozieres

(Highld Territorials)

NZ watching Highlanders

Aust. Resting at top of

Sausage gully

(Germ prisoners working)

(German guns)

(Brit. infantry)

 

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Corps Troops Supply

1 Sub Park.

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When Lord K x visited Anzac

the fact ws of course kept a

close secret. He would have to be actually

within sight o / enemy as he 

came from the cruiser in a 

warship steamboat. He wd be

within / range of  There ws certainly one

machine gun wh cd fire on

her direct at moderate range

as she came in. & any number

field guns The batteries wh 

usually fired on / beach cd

have followed shelled her in wh made

for a mile out. Once in Anzac

any part of the narrow hillside

onto which we hung could be

reached by different guns.

I do not think am fairly certain there was any no

way in which the news could

have reached the Turks direct, 

but it across the lines - but

in the Eas any any news which

leaked out in the East of the Peninsula

 

10   122

wd probably travel fast &

far. 

But somehow When the

small naval steamboat

sidled up to the ^Williams pier & the

I do not think there were

many in the place who knew

of the visit. But somehow

when that the tall figure

was seen stalking up the pi landing

stage, with a number small group of staff

officers behind following, the 

news seemed to spread like

by some quicker than fire

in dry grass. Out of every

dugout on the hillside came

Australians & New Zealanders

bolting down like straight across the

scrub like - the crowd

on the beach & above it

gradually growing. & they

It was a quite spontaneous

gave him a reception such as 

 

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Bennett HQrs

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Map 28.

21 [[shorthand]]
 

10   124

decent reception. The men had
Australians & New Zealanders

do not give without a deep

sincere admiration for Lord Kitchener
Australians & New Zealanders
are very frank in their likes
& dislikes; & this demonstration
I think pleased Lord Kitchener
more than he ^wd have cared to show
He ws generally a man who
disliked crowds. But he
moved amongst those
men tt day more at home
than I have ever known 

him.

The Turks, if they did

hear of Lord K's visit, cannot

have guessed. 
Lord K. climbed straight

up the steep path to Walkers

Ridge to the heart of the

Anzac Position. It was

 

A man needed to be

in good training

in harder conditn

than most.→
 

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only 600 yds from / beach

but climbing all / way up

It ws as though you   A

narrow weather.scarred ridge.

⇡to walk up it The climb wd have tested the

powers of  without stopping ws

as much as most of us could 

manage  & have any breath

left at the end; But Lord

Kitchener reached went straight to the top

without stopping & spoke to the

Brigadiers when he got there

without any sign of strain.

On Walkers Russells Top in places

our Trenches were within

a few yards of those of the Turks

It ws , I think, Lord Kitcheners

tall figure, with the bright red

cap band, marching down

there was only too likely 

to be noticed. I think all 

specta & the Turkish

snipers was ^usually uncomfortably

quick. Lord Kitchener took

 

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insisted on visiting two
or three of these awkward
corners; & I think all
spectators were glad relieved
when the tall figure strode
down into the comparative
safety of Rest Gully.

Lord Kitchener took a ws only two hours

^at Anz. He took in the essentials of the Anzac

position with a few glances.

He made no secret of the fact 

the at He It ws  Both the position

itself was a surprise to him; & still more so the

& the extraordinary  elaborate

fortifications - a labyrinth of trenches tunnels

both shallow & deep. & deep & shallow

tunnels, roads & paths, drains, 

& dugouts. It ws only by seeing

what they had actually done tt he

realised how / force had worked.

Wherever he went Lord 

K. received an ovation from

the men, such as made one

anxious lest the Turks shd

 

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From all the The force knew pretty well, from

/ discussions reported in

/ newspapers, the reason of 

L.Ks visit; &
 

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notice it & guess at the

cause. He moved serious

The men were in the garb

dressed just as they worked-

not our Aus  L.K. has a dislike of crowds - but moving

amongst those toilers L.K. he 

seemed more unusually at home. than

he usually He spox The picture 

of him standing amongst those

crowds tall, sunburnt. crowds

throng. talking to them as men,

the tall strong interested face of the one 

gazing on the earnest intent

brown weathertanned countenances

of the others, is one wh few

of those who saw it will forget. 

When he K left Anzac departed

I think he left a new

confidence behind him. Whether 

we stay or whether we go- they

thought- at any rate we

shall not be forgotten.

 
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