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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119 Brit auso amb as Prisoner at an Aust Ede, caning out from (ghe Ferritonch walching hightenders dust. Resting at top Sancay guly Tar towork Serman genn (Bril. Mant Becourt cords as. 34
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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