Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/60/1 - September - October 1916 - Part 11

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
  • Shorthand
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RCDIG1066825
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Rest. Deep dugants beeng made ores 115 news mone Douth Derat to gpis tolo and that mornin ce I Dion is berg hurried crought up sg to drewth orders have on said to Ibang th men mst be fau. Gelly teles we tonight tI the 1st Devn has to more Soud 15to replace ke the 0 13 44 ct Dailly Kemrbar Selillon will move to retter The End tin the at yores. 158 the Benvelt say fortnigh left caws hi Bn has hee be the 15 has quetest it ever had. the the fatigt t Exyst Less for leas- Inalaed & ypt w of heaveral shows. One We are nably an underss. common truch to deep due istine at yores - the first eppagent off it herea at it ordong such a trench cos being made
176 decp Anzac fev wear Courtneys 147 from Steeles Courtie to pasede] the til previous th exacuation t at Anzac Te trus tget New come open of t the andvanced Secret him l there also. Jerbes Says 20f de Attaoure Leps H2opend ponelittl Sector which ao effective preventitive ago Spcan Avy more. Menro in Jal tote sparm our 8ft cover 7 nothing less 14 0 20 f tha any 1o0d he Id - or wd be approved on the Western Bong. we came Nothey at All. here Ffoung 2of not 14f Not not 8f Even 3feet & a half. or Exc. eret for flooded deyouts some abl 8ft deep at tmentie thn (Woctsber lettle passages
Wer dwith Takin 095 Sp 249 at best the Seep deonts 60 seen are Rose tel Leve made at Cordonverne (Even the Somae the Ertich had aoton to pare tothem et te Ie X deports tare Hill were misert we the abt or 20 ft deep. we are by dso 40dam the trenchs were There is me slope abamat Gen. Paton tells wett Fow. 28 Bu w. 12 6y a shell on their and attempt on 05/112 his party to the windmill took He after the c-allack - it wt be who helped to beat off II counter attack. We had not soth windwell up to then - wediont
120 geb it toe first neght. But this time Doss waid beyond it oit has on ours sincs. There wt no live of course. was had his leg shattered bee bit in the ance his Bn (282) ws an the trai way trench o te C attacked from there. He lived for some days & it as hopet he wd recover He died in Hospital. His chief concern when he w het as his weght on the him dotn 6 who carried H. 8. Enffeths m shon the folls letter from the for war office abkoy applicants from the A. 15. for oun ons in the Roye Fled Cops. I was rathe
121 ar ofe London 13 July S C pibte o4 7 ensuing Exeptionally good temperamet 2 0 suite o 5 offer 200- special run N.C.C 86M B. 24Fdo 2 nCo 2 9.C. 2 t Dimportant o C BOCS 1913 122 Sorry that some connectin idaot be kept between eustialian & these men their deeds will be half lost to us of they sumply pits a Bitish Corps. Brearley who brought down a Sausage ah hadbn withdrawn to witen 300f- when all Other means failed, he pretended to be hil & side stipped down quite close to it- & then brought it down in flames, ws are thhalian. But tho it ws dove here- at yores jrst before we arrived - our wendont know of it, or th he as an Austalian. The letter ouns
Eotam 123 de 1 Spink 148 273 visitin 25 Bus & feting story of Pozienns Had a clorious little dunn wold gelly ohis staf all sorts of friends at the Eude I forget the name. Kiley t here. If. 3 all padres were as that reat faunt old man the anstration cod gome oul his wat religious ma cd 0 it a thy 9. Treloar handed me we letters wh he had. on keeping to five me for ? days. In them was one from . H. Wilson telling me th cll come down any time to be ad send a photopapher out to me.I as I wanted to have sae Monquet & Posiere's Ridge photographed before the grass graw & covered them Haplynch in I went at once. Ypres, at 25 BnMess got to Amers at 9. the Col. so he ad send Brooke with me in the morn Ocb. 10. A blautiful day but Brooke dean't call in I asked if I co go up to the Canadians & see Cland Hill my consin, or go to the 13rl6
125 oupe Taki sd to have bu th MX 6 126 Bas & get the story of Monques Farm - but the Col. sd: Cartains you cannot you aust have a press officer a you! Then he sd. f you can geta press officer to take you, you can Isd. Can I get one then 0 Ser? He sd well-no, I dont think 50-- they are all busy. I have them all working. The be sagpsted I night go to anther part of field a a French party on seegin but he thoughts be decided that th w to crowde. To the dlecision ws to I must stay this beautiful day in Awens kieking my heels. Like a prisoner. I wrote two articles - the
127 only thing 9ddo oit taf I1. Little Exnest Brooks is back - 5o he ws told off as my photographer. He ws ill - & has had a very bad shaking, to being heavily shelled in Theepval. They took refug under a lank a general as kibe quite close to him. The tank rocked shelling & te cleared to a distance at last- he has not got over it yet - But he was a brick. He came just where I wanted- to the windmill bry, like a child of a little stelling to they were doing I'i getting quite like the a I dont know vest "heed whats ap with we. a But
128 like the good littly begar the reathy is he stack to it s tuudged after me to the first Monguet time I had seen it. I think - I doubt if we co it (as we thought) fom See G posed around the rs picked up soueners took all th phots I & wanted. Realh be did come out his a little brick. I am sorry that I have sai someof the tings I have sd aft him. He has one qualifiation a very fine any way- pluck. a clepenter Fibbs is M & brouchitis - to overwork. Col. H wilson Calways nece to me 10 most irritating officiely
129 ad take 9 asked. me if Gibbs if be sajjested work t I kadnt any name. 5d 5 our people myt the time be back it ato strack me to Apetids as well for andhe this was Treason. dont want Ty HE, Nevison Bartlett there. are all in Saviena eps Bane 1Trench arms now (just as S.H. C over in Pallipot is now to be found here) dereso wd be suggested to dvoid having Bartlet an order &twd be a very false positi to be pubin got 14 pholos today We the the the 11 Bu took Cave cro moe ters 3 etc gued

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