Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/7A/1 - May 1915 - Part 1

AWM38
Official History,
1914-18 War: Records of C E W Bean,
Official Historian.
Diaries and Notebooks
Item number: 3DRL6O6/7A/1

Title: Diary, May 1915
Includes reference to 1st Division Artillery and
2nd Infantry Brigade; contains shorthand notes,
translated in copy. Included with this item is an
extract deciphered by Vera Blackburn in August
1958
AWM38-3DRL606/&A/1

Marked Original in NW corner of page

DIARY NO. 7A
DIARIES AND NOTES OF C. E. W. BEAN
CONCERNING THE WAR OF 1914 - 1918
THE use of these diaries and notes is subject to conditions laid down in the terms
of gift to the Australian War Memorial. But, apart from those terms, I wish the
following circumstances and considerations to be brought to the notice of every
reader and writer who may use them.
These writings represent only what at the moment of making them I believed to be
true. The diaries were jotted down almost daily with the object of recording what
was then in the writer’s mind. Often he wrote them when very tired and half asleep;
also, not infrequently, what he believed to be true was not so —but it does not
follow that he always discovered this, or remembered to correct the mistakes when
discovered. Indeed, he could not always remember that he had written them.
These records should, therefore, be used with great caution, as relating only what
their author, at the time of writing, believed. Further, he cannot, of course, vouch
for the accuracy of statements made to him by others and here recorded. But he
did try to ensure such accuracy by consuiting, as far as possible, those who had
seen or otherwise taken part in the events. The constant falsity of second-hand
evidence (on which a large proportion of war stories are founded) was impressed
upon him by the second or third day of the Gallipoli campaign, notwithstanding that
those who passed on such stories usually themselves believed them to be true. All
second-hand evidence herein should be read with this in mind.                                                                                                                                                                                                        C.E.W. BEAN
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Letts's
AUSTRALASIAN
POCKET DIARY
FOR
1915
BEING THE SIXTH VEAR OF THE REIGN OF
His MAJESTY KINC GEORGE V.
(Accession, May 6, 1910).
PUBLISHIED FOR
LETTS' DIARIES COMPANY, LIMITED,
BY
CASSELL G COMPANY, LIMITED,
LONDON, NEW VORK, TORONTO AND
MELBOURNE.
For a full description whereby to obtain a counterpart
of this Diary, see Order Form.
Haw[?}ell, Watson & Viney, Ld., Printers, London & Aylesbury.
 

JANUARY, 1915.
1.Full Moon 1Oh 2OmP.M. /16. New Moon 0H42M A.M.
9. Last Otr. 9h rym A.M. /2s. First Otr. 3h gam P.M.
3r. Full Moon ZhArm E.N.
H. W.atSyd.
SUNDAYS, &c.
M. W.
A.M. P.M.
832
8 13
1(Federation of Australia, 1907.
1F.
(Circumcision) 8 5.
916
2S.
949
926
2AFTEK CHRISTHAS
38.
10 8/10 27
4M.
10 48/17 9
5 Tu
117 31/1r 54
Epiphany. Twelfih Day
W
0 10
TTh.
1 10
044
13.
238/3 12
TAFTEE EPITHANY
108
3 47 422
14M.
4 58
34
RTu
6 8/640
13 W.
41
14 Th.
15 F.
853
MC S.
932/ 952
2ATTEK EPITHAN
178
10 12/70
10 50/11
Tu.
11 301I 51
29W
0 12
NTD
034
0 57
22
22 F.
[221 1 47
23 S.
23
SAFTEF ETITHAN
2 13
2 41
23
Conversion of St. Paul
3 11
5M.
3 41
4 11
A6 Tu.
Foundation of Australia
441
27W.
5 12
6 12
-28 Th.
29 F.
130 S.
754
3OAUAERSM SOUE
318.
8341853
CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES.
Golden Number
16/ Dominical Letter
Epact
14/ Roman Indiction.
Solar Cycle..
20/ Julian Period (year of)., 6628
ECLIPSES IN 1915.
Of the Sun. Two.
L. FEBRUARY rq. Annular Eclipse, Line of Central
 

FEERUARY, 1915.
T. Last CI.. Sh IIM P.M. 114. NeW MOON SH SIMT.N.
22. First Otr. OA SSm P.M.
H.W. atS7d.
M. W. V.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
1 M.
9 10/9 29
2 Tu.
Purification of V. Mary
916/10 4
3 W.
10 22/10 42
4 Th.
11 2/11 24
5 F.
1r 48
CS.
013184
SKKACESIMA SUNDAY
78.
1 111 1 43
8 M.
Half Quarter Day
2 17
9Tu
3334'1
10W.
4 50
11 Th.
12 F
13S.
756
148.
CUINSUACESIMA SUNDAY
835
15 M.
9 16
926
Shrove Tuesday
16 Tu.
942/959
17 W.
Ash Wednesday. Lent begins, 10 15
103.
187h
10 49/12.8
19 F.
1I 28/1r 48
20S.
0 11
218.
TIN LENT. Tmber Week
03½
1 1
22 M.
1 26
1 57
23 Tu.
228
24 W.
St. Matthias Ap. Ember Dayj 3 35
25 Th.
441
26 F.
Ember Day
5.441 6 13
27 S.
Ember Day
640
288.
2 IN LENT
7 52
726
ECLIPSES-contd.
Eclipse passes over the Indian Occan, Australia from
near Geraldton to Van Diemen's Gulf, New Guinea
and the Western Pacific. Partial Eclipse visible on E.
coast of S. Africa, the Indian Occan, Australasia and
S.E. of Japan.
N. M.
Long. Lat.
Eclipse begins
7 42 a.m. in 60°F.
Central
2 45 a.m. ,, 43°I.
6 22 a.m. ,, 1758)
ends
725 a.m,, 159°7.
 

MARCH, 191S.
2. Full Moon gh 33M A.M /16., NeW MoOn St A2M A.M.
S. Last Oir. roh 28m P.M.12j. First Otr. Sh 48m A.M.
3r. Full Moon Sh 36m P.M.
H.W.at Syd.
M. W. V.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
1M.
60/ St. David
8 12/830
2 Tu.
847
94
3 W.
62
9 22
9 39
ATh.
9 58/16
10 38/11
5F.
CS.
11 27
78.
024
3INLENT
8 M
0 57
2 11
2 50
9 Ta.
330
10 W.
4 46
11 Th.
6 21
12 F
18/210
13 S.
73.
TINLENT
113.
8 111 8 27
15 M.
8 42/8 56
16 Ta.
9 12/928
St. Patrick
17W.
944
18 Th.
10 16/10 33
19 F.
110 521UI 13
20 S.
17 36
SINLENT
218.
027
0 0
Autumn commences 3h A.M.
22 M.
0 55
1 24
23 Tu.
228
1 55
24 W.
Annunciation. Lady Day,
25 Th.
141
(Quarter Day
26 F.
5 1215 41
27S.
PALM SUNDAY
288.
20
29 M.
742
30 Tu
821
31 WV
ECLIPSES—could.
Ends.
Regins.
N. m.
N. m.
Al
5 43 a.11.
Dur
7 40 a m.
Mauritiu
Standard
1 41 p.i.
10 35 A.M.
Perth (W.A.)
Time.
o 58 p.i. 3 21 p.1l.
Adclaide
144 p.m. 3 43 p.m.
Mclbourne..
2 5 P.m. 3 53 p.m.
Sydney
 

APRIL, 1915.
T. Last CH. ChTEIA.M/23, First OI. Th SGM A.NI.
Is. New Moonghs6m r.m. 13o. Full Moonch r9m A.M.
H.WatSyd.
M. W. v.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
ITh.
Maundy Thursday
916
Good Friday
2 F.
958
3S.
Easter Even
110 22/1045
48.
EASTER DAY
1I 13/11 44
5 M.
Easter Monday
0 17
6 Tu.
Easter Tuesday
0 52) 1 20
7W.
244
8Th.
3 20
9F.
420
10 S.
100
IOT/LOW SUNDAY-TAFTER
115.
6 18
12 M.
102
EASTER
13 Tu.l103
14W
104
829
15 Th. /105
84
85
16 F.
106
9 1
17S.
107
949110
188.
108/2 AFTER EASTER
10 26
109
19 M.
0/17
20 Tu., 110
21 W.
111
028
22 Th. 112
1 26) 1 57
23 F.
11:
St. George
2 28
24S.
114
258.
3AFTHK HIASTIR, SE. Mark
26 M.
116
(Evan.
27 Tu. /117
844
28 W
118
29 Th./119
8 17
30 F.
120
ECLIPSHS-contd.
1l. AUCUST To-Tr. Annular Eclipse. Line of
Annular Eclipse passes over the Pacific. Partial
Eclipse visible on E. coast of Asia, in Japan, the
Philippines, and N. of New Guinea.
d. N. m.
Long. Lat.
Eclipse begins .. 10 7 56 p.m. in rasE
10 8 59 p.m. , 130°7.
Central
11 0 46 a.m. ,, 107e WV 225
ends
., 11 1 49 a.m.,, 122W 2sS
 

MAY, 1915.
6. Last OW. ShESMP.M. /22. First Ott. Th SOM P.M.
rs. New MoonThsrm P.M. (2o. Full Moon gh 33ma.M.
H.W.atSyd.
M. W. V.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
922/945
15.
I2I/SS. Philip and James, App.
10 10/10 37
122 /4 ATTER EASTER
1r 6/11 37
3 M. /123
0 10
4 Tu. /124
043
1 16
12;
5W.
1 49 2 22
6 Th. (126
King's Accession, 1010
2 55/3 26
7F.
127
3551423
128
8S.
514
ROC.SUN. PTOC. King, CCO.V. /4 49
85
120
6 1
RogationD. (Fed. Parlop., 1001/ 5 38
10M.
130
6 22/ 6 43
11 Tu./131
Rogation Day
724
12 W.
Rogation Day
132
743
13 Th./133/ Ascension Day
819
836
14 F.
853101
15 S.
135
948
926
SUNDAV AFTEE ASCENSION
188.
136
10 8/10 28
17 M.
10 49/11 12
18 Tu./138
11 31
19 W.
136
0 2
0 20
20 Th. /140
0 561 1 23
21 F.
141
15112 20
22 S
142
WMIT SUNDAV. Timber Week
2 49/3 18
23 D.
143
416
Whitsun Mon. (Empire Day)
3 47
24 M., 144
445
514
Whitsun Tuesday
25 Ta./145
6 11
Queen Mary born, 1867. Ember
26 W.
146
(Day
27 Th. /147
Ember Day
28 F.
148
825
Ember Day
29 S
149
914
TRINITY SUNDAY
305
150
10 4110
151
31M.
TEWISH CALENDAR.
5675.
1915.
Sebat
Jan.
Adar
15
Feb.
11
25 Fast of Esther..
14
28 Purim..
r Shushan Purim
March
 

JUNE, 1915.
S. Last Olr. EHSEMA.M /2L, First Olr. ChEGM A.M.
13. NewMoon shsrma. M.12j. Full Moon Lh2gm P.M.
H.WatSyd.
SUNDAYS, &c.
M. W. v.
A.M.. P.M.
10 57/11 24
174./152
11 52
2W.
153
021/0 49
King George V. born, 1865
3 Th. /154
1 45
1 17
(Corpus Christ
4F.
2731241
156
SS.
TAFTEE TKINITY
157
335
88.
427
7M.
158
5 17
4 52
8Tu./155
5 42
9W.
160
621
6 52
10 Th., 161
162/ St. Barnabas, Ap.
7 15
11 F.
82
12S.
757
163
836
164 2AFTEK TKINITy
138.
913/ 9 32
14 M.
165
9 52/10 11
15 Tu.) 166
10 31/10 51
16W.
167
17 12/11 34
17 Th.)168
18 F.
169
17 57
0271046
19 S.
170
112) 1 38
17I /3AFTEE-TKINITY
208.
2 .
234
172
21 M.
22 Tu. /173/ Coronation King George V.,
336
10rr. Wintercom., roh P.M.
410
Prince of Wales born, 1804.
23 W.
174
St. John Bapt. Quarter Day
24 Th., 175
810
25 F.
176
722
26 S.
177
8 11
843
178 /4 ATTER TKINITY
278.
929
28 M.
29 Tu.1rSo/ St. Peter, Ap.
1015
10 38/112
30 W. 178E
TEWISH CALENDAR-contd.
1915.
5675.
Visan
March 16.
30 Fest. of Passover
and Day
7th
April
22
sth
 

JULY, 1915.
T. Liast Olt. SHSIMI.N. /20, First Cir. 9h OMA.M.
iz. New Moonghsrm F.M. 126. FullMoon rohirm PM.
H.W.aisyd.
M. W. v.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
1Th. /182
1I 23/1 47
2 F.
183
0 11
3S.
184
03
L0
48.
185
SAFTHR TKINITY. Dec. Of
1 25) 1 50
5 M.
186
(American Independence 2 161 2 43
6 Tu.
7W.
434
8 Th. /189
9F.
100
58624
10S.
714
649
191
118.
192/6AFTEK TRISITY
820
12 M.
193
Ramadin (Turkish Lent) beg
13 Tu./104
857
14 W.
933
10 S
15 Th.) 106
10 45
16 F.
197
1T 26lE
17S.
108
0 11
TAFTER TKINITY
188.
199
1 1
200
19 M.
20 Tu. /201
2 3½
202
21 WV.
34.
4 20
22 Th. (203
458
35
23 F.
201
6 11
644
21S.
20
7 1½
745
206/8AFTER TKINITY. St. James
25 8.
8 11/834
AV
207
26 M
8 54/914
27 Tu. /203
0 52
200
28 W
10 11
29 Th.(210
10 45
30 F.
211
HESOH
212
315
GEWISH CALENDAR—conld.
5675
1915.
2 Fest. 33rd of Omer
14 ..
10 Pentecost, ist Day
,, and,
20
17.
20 Fast of Tamun
 

AUGUST. 1915.
Oh ITIN P.M.
3. L2st Oir. Th 27M A.M. 118, First Oir.
ir. New Moon St sam A.M. s. FullMoon 7h gom a.M.
H.W.atSyd.
SUNDAYS, &c.
M. W. V.
A.M. P.M
213 /9AFTER THINITY
18.
03
2 M. /214
7 28/ 1 55
3 Tu. /21.
2 23
4W.
216
3 24
5 Th. ,217
427
6F.
218
7S.
219
6 26
TOATTER TKINITY
220
88.
40
9 M.
221
10 Tu. /222
833
223/ Half Quarter Day
11W
910 9 27
12 Th. (224
944110
13 F.
225
10 18/10
14S.
226
10 57117 18
TIAFTER TKINITY
227
158.
11 41
16 M.
228
0.
0 35
17 Tu. /220
" 6
18W
230
2 1.
19 Th. /231
3 34/4 14
20 F.
232
45
531
21 S.
233
637
FAFTER TKINITY
228.
234
23 M.
23
828
24 Tu.1236/ St. Bartholomew, Ap.
25 W. 23.
925
26 Th. /238
942 9 59
27 F.
239
10 1610 33
28 S.
240
(1o 52/1r 12
BAFTEK TKINITy
241
288.
ii 33/11 56
30 M. 1242
0 21
317
243
TEWISH CALENDAR—conld.
5675
1015
12.
July
20 Fast of Ab
August ir..
5676.
9 New Vear 5676
and Day
i2 Fast of Guedaliah
 

SEPTHMEER, 1915.
2. Last Cir. OH STMA.MIib, First Cir.
SHIIMPM
s. New Moonshssm r. m. /2s. FullMoon 7h3sm P.M.
H. W.atsyd.
M. W. V.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
IW. 1244
047
1 15
2 Th. 245
1 4.
2 16
3 F.
246
248/3 21
4S.
247
3541 4 27
248/I4 AFTER TKINITY
58.
529
6 23
6 M. (249
7Tu. (25c
647710
8 W. 251
732
53
9 Th. 1252
Jewish Vear 5676 begins
8 12/ 8 20
10 F.
84
253
254
11S.
918
23
255 ESAFTER TKINITY, Timber Wk.
125.
9 54
256
103.
13 M.
14 Tu./ 257
1I 23
258/ Ember Day
023
15 W
0 57
16 Th. /259
1 34
Ember Day
2 12/ 2 52
17 F.
260
Ember Day
33214 10
18S.
262/16 AFTER TKINITY
446
183
351/629
20 M
263
6 43
21 Tu. 264/ St. Matthew, Ap.
22 W.)265
731
8 9/826
23 Th.1 266
Spring commences ih P.M.
812/858
24 F.
267
25 S.
268
913192
IJAPTER TKINITY
946/10 3
268.
268
10 21/10 40
27 M.
270
11 11I 24
28 Ta. /271
St. Michael and All Angels.
17 49
29 W. (292
(Quarter Dayj o 15) 0 43
30 Th. / 273
GEWVISH CALENDAR—conld.
5676.
1915
Tisri
18 Day of Atonement
Sept.
23 Feast of Tabernacle.
and Day
24
29 Hosana Rali
30 Feast of Sth Day
23
r Rejoicing of the Law
Oct.
10
 

OCTOBER, 1915.
T. Last Ol. 9h AAM P.M. /15- First O. ITH SIM PM.
9. New Moon 7h 4am a.M.12s. Full Moon roh rym a.M.
3l. Last Otr. 2h JOM P.M.
H.WaiSyd.
SUNDAYS, &c.
M. W. V.
A.M. P.M.
712/143
1F.
274
275/247
2S
275
276/18AFTEK TEINITY
3 10/ 3 50
38
421/451
4M. /27.
5 191 5 46
5 Tu./278
6 111 6 35
6 W. 270
7Th. 280
651
7 19
740
8F.
281
8 16
838
9 S.
282
916
85
TGATTEK TKINITY
108.
285
958
11M. /284
10 22/10 47
12 Tu. /285
1r 151I 46
13 W
286
0 20
14 Th. /28;
0 55) 1 31
15 F.
288
271249
16S.
289
20AFTER TKINITY
321
173.
296
3 54
St. Luke, Evan.
4 26/ 456
18M
201
19 Tu., 29½
24
6 1.
20W
36
293
Trafalgar Day (1805)
6 51
21 Th. 294
22 F.
29
73.
814
23 S.
296
LTAPTER TKINITy
847
248.
29
9 21
939
25 M.
298
958/10 17
26 Tu., 299
27 W
1038/11
300
28 Th. /3or / SS. Simon and Jude
11 23111 48
014
29 F.
302
0 421 1 10
30 S.
303
304(22 ATTEE TRINITY
318.
138/27
GEWISH CALENDAR—could.
5676.
1915
Hesvan
Oct.
Kislev
Nov.
2 Dedication of Temple.
Dec.
Tebet
17 Fast Siege of Jerusalem
 

NOUEMEER, 1915.
7. New Moon ShSIMP.M.122, FullMoon Sh SbMA.M.
Sh rom A.M.
Sh 3MA.N.13O. LaSt OIL.
14. First Oir.
H. W.atSyd.
M. W. V.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
All Saints' Day
1 M.
2 37
30½
306/ Cup Day, Melbourne
2Tu
336
3W
432
4 Th. , 308
S 53
5F.
6 43
309
CS.
310
131
78.
3II/E3AFTER TKINITY.
818
7 55
8M.
840
312
9 Ta. /373/ King Edward VII. born, 1847.
924
949
Mohammedan Vear 1334 beg
10W
314
10 15110 42
Half Quarter Day
11 Th. /31.
1r 10111 40
316
12 F.
0 12
13S.
317
014 I16
148
318/24 ATTER TRINITY
1 45
2 20
15 M.
2 51) 3 22
315
16 Tu./320
4 19
17 W.
321
445511
18Th. /322
6 0
19 F.
6 22/ 644
323
20 S.
324
728
218.
325/25AFTEK TKINITY
8 8
22 M.
326
844
23 Tu.
327
920
24 W
328
958
25 Th. /329
10 18/10 39
26 F.
11 0/11 22
27S.
331
III 43
285.
332 I INADVENT
0
0 34
28 M. 1333
1 0f 126
30 Tu,334 /St. Andrew, Ap.
15212 19
AUSTRALASLAN GOUERNORS.
Governor-Gen. of the Commonwealth of Australia,
The Rt. Hon. Sir R. C. Munro-Ferguson, C.C.M.G.
(E10,000).
Fiji Islands and Western Pacific.—Sir E. B. Sweet.
Escott, K.C.M.C. (64,000).
New South Wales.—Sir Gerald Strickland, G.C.M.C.
(₤5,000)
New Zealand.—The Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G.,
M.V.O. (₤5,000).
12
 

DECEMEER, 1915.
7. New Moongh AMA.MIET, FUll MOOHIOHSEMPM.
rs. First Otr. gh 38m P.M. 129. Last Utr. 1oh Som P.M.
H.W.atSyd.
M. W. V.
SUNDAYS, &c.
A.M. P.M.
IW.
Queen Alekandra born, 1844
335
246/3 14
2 Th
336
3 43/4 12
3 F.
5.11
4 41
337
4S.
328
6 10
55
339/2INADVENT
6M.
340
7Tu
825 853
8W.
342
917/ 9 42
9 Th. /343
10 7110 32
10 F.
344
10 58/11 25
11S.
245
1II 52
128.
3INADVENT. Tmber Week
346
0 26
047
13 M.
"15/ 1 42
14 Tu. /348
2 10/ 2 38
15 W
Ember Day
3 33
16 Th.
423
Ember Day
17 F.
521
25½
18S.
Ember Day
612
188.
4INADVENT
637
353
20 M.
35
32
747
21 Tu.
St. Thomas, Ap.
827
22 W
356
8.45
23 Th.
Summer commences Sh A.M.
9 21
24 F.
958/10
25 S.
Christmas Day. Quarter Day(io 35110 54
26 8.
360 TAFTER CHRIST, SI.Steph, M
14117 33
367/ St. John, Evan.
27 M.
28 Tu./362 /Innocents’ Day
0 26
044
20 W
363
1 33
30 Th. / 364
1 501 2 28
311
305
250133
AUSTRALASLAN GOUERNORS-con.
Qucensland
(₤3.000).
South Anstralia.—Lieut.-Col. Sir H. L. Galway,
K.C.M.G., D.S.O. (₤4,000).
Tasmania.—Rt. Hon. Sir W.G. Ellison-Macartney,
K.C.M.C. (₤2.750).
Victoria.—Hon. Sir A. L. Stanley, K.C.M.G.
(₤5,000).
Western Australia.—Maj.-Gen. Sir H. Barron,
K.C.M.C., C.V.O. (64,000).
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