Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/7A/1 - May 1915 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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Charles E W Bean Diaries
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71 Sth Month A48 16 MON I7 TUES 78 WED D2h 17m a.M. (Greenwich) T9 THUR 20 FRI Black Game Shooting begins 21 SAT 22 SUN—12 aft Trin 1810 1915 60 31 D238 ANOMS
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September 9th Month 1915 20 MON 8. S 105 21rUES C 4 St. Waulber, Av. of & Thompson puton a tourneguet ofy- in 22 WEO - X C 10 usual brown colour-PP 23 THUR O9h Ssm a.n. (Greenwich) Sissy 9 P. Wonsenss 1 24 FRI W 8 forsn 1005 25 SAT 2 C2 3 206 p C 28 SuN—17 aft Trn 126623 0 60 30 DayS Septemer 1915 on board ship the wound Cangrenan. 1 961 ha cut 2arterus ia &emoral & a vein. Es C ot PS.2 but today 179 Ay 17 cefist. & understand. fen walker expted Maj. Fellebrand hil I cliningt Souldide HC. for gune onto K. Tipe made beach v. Hor Tooter & Onslow were when removey Lostes bit all ro 2 all 2 1fs- DHD2
Sept & Oct 9th & 10th Months 1915 27 MON I ap man bombs. Weblew up is 28 TUES 7Ymorters We arade C I 29 WED helled St. Michael and All Angals Michaelmas Day. Quarter Ipy Diot artillery. I day at 30 THUR tor I walker 6r) gun enplachments at OCT FRI COn AIm A.N. (Greenwich. 5D0 9 Co Cambridge Michaelmas Tern) begins. Phensant Shooting begins tine & asking you to fire 2 SAT 9 pm.ci a Hobbs ti W& can you 3 SUN—18 aft Trin give me 10. Well. ApP. Tomoriow 1915 60 30 & 31 Dags Sept & Oct gam 284 Had not much before 18(2 after first askig) that they r men on these pin 6y t vistron-e 7 Spipp (a NB. LH y Russell & Hast LH & Chanvells have since o Deals Etc. at Monash H. Merashe 20 in S V. Stuast Funeral. hia c whilst stetehing Putter in sone (o Later
October 10th Morith 1915 & MON 2 200 yd avan Sel to t S TUES e stid to feet secondCP 4 6 WE0 6 t at 7.30 gatived TTH SC too 29 enemes Juns 12 C) to corms wh 5fi s has. 8 FRI a Th A2m p.v. (Greenfrich) in H Mules joug 354 past flankey. New mean ooer Imbros - Ships 10304-18att WI Exquisity last Fash on mens back lights 1915 60 pr October continual whistle A Cutler Ia acsional whin of Rick. man wheotlerg stops when hears Constant crack crack elack up above. Stong have torcari s then voice of Parson- Now the vattle day is oer Jear in C it Ia 64 vitender brook away ore es crosses. C.o. Lapoulle - Crevesse hapin- Tulf- 3 mai 19/5
C 821008 10th Month 1915 generals Juarlon 77 MON Oxford Michaelmas Term begins Allo Bill, ose yer &0 1res Ado Bil Michacmas Earr Sittings 16 be fer biscuits. generel 13 WEO Berde spetting for ouslow. & says Only man 14 THUR os an end o OVT. 15 FRI JMoLen C)) bathin? Blaicy. 16 SAT is out atir 8. Not 17Su -20 alt III for 20 614 90c. not 8 0 1915 31 Days October 15 Had 7C to "It took (ct [) 7 Streame in Gad fulle puite St - clowly. 2 Launcerton couge thro open a I coughed again Precently yds S Taw thing to left & then of Shuffliing. fan O. Patrol came 6 abew feet of them) then ec 1e 2 a Blanney & & went
Norember 11th Month 1915 2FMON An Baints Day Gol Ti 2 & in doying so. 26 i & Pasher on stowly 6e 19yds awa As lyung 8 Eq heard 4 3 WED Shaffling ron them. Rex. ) Irrivk ahispere confersati Senbey challenger it. They lay low] r 68FRI Patrol came jou i 78SAT 10men in t others 1: FFSUN- 23 aft Trin & (The foremes P Thoem En. (ireenwich). had between Blanney 90 1915 30 Days November 66 to & leading boy when the up t his bayonet Blainey fly at him to boy (let bly atsenter Blanncy s is I man & it Boz that left 3 banched to getting. 6 70 all fell n IX 100 3fA them G commotion great line of sentries. St t 39

71

August   8th Month      1915
16 MON
17 TUES
18 WED
2h 17m A.M. (Greenwich)
19 THUR
20 FRI
Black Game Shooting begins
21 SAT
22 SUN—12 aft Trin
Hand drawn diagram - see original document
 

60        72

1915         31 Days       August
Hand drawn diagram - see original document

 

73 
August     8th Month   1915
23 MON
24 TUES
9h 41m P.M. (Greenwich).
St. Bartholomew, Ap.
25 WED
26 THUR
27 FRI
28 SAT
29 SUN—13 aft Trin
Hand drawn diagram - see original document

74

1915   60    31 Days     74 August

Went some way N of 
Beach & thought we
were landing at
Northern point, but
abt. dusk came S
& lay near Canopus.
Picket boat came along W
- not going to land tonight.
Hear Gen Bridges badly
hit thro femoral
artery. Question
whether have to
amputate wh v.
serious matter.
- It is more comfortable 

 

75
Aug & Sept 8th & 9th Months  1915
30 MON
31 TUES
1 SEPT WED
2h 57m P.M. (Greenwich)
Partridge Shooting begins
2 THUR
3 FRI
4 SAT
5 SUN—14 aft Trin
here than ashore -
Hear that Gen Birdwood
was hit on head. He
on one occasion was
spotting whilst one of his
staff sniped.
When Goliath was hit
she saw a t.b. coming
down & signalled
to her. 
She was coming
down Dardanelles.
5 killed and 30 wounded
on destroyer today
I am going to play
cricket
shell
Shell went through a case of cups (cups)
and didn't injure one
Went through
Amb. man
It had [[shorthand]] field ambulance
man who came to see him and I am [[shorthand]]
to regiment [[shorthand]]
I have had infantry training

76
1915    60   31 & 30 Days     Aug & Sept
When men heard the Turks
had taken 20 000 prisoners &
pushed them into the sea
one of them said
Blime, Some bloke must ave seen
us bathin'
1 turk stumbled into trenches
wh quite quiet in dark.
Some reinforcement after charge sd stand to
 yr arms the Turks are coming
a similar report from one
man Turks massing in the centre 
brought whole division out.
We cdnt have advanced further bec.
our guns were flinging shrapnel 

 

77
September     9th Month     1915
6 MON
7 TUES
8 WED
9 THUR
10h 53m A.M. (Greenwich)
10 FRI
11 SAT
12 SUN—15 aft Trin
Ember Week
25 yds in front of part
of the line
at beginning of attack
1 shrap got into
dugout & just beat
a sergt.  Sergt ws
thrown left in air. 
Mules - shrap bursts
in midst without
hurting any but they didn't seem
to care.
Shell burst in wd room
of River Clyde - one
beat the officer inside - threw
him thro door but
unhurt.

78

1915   60   30 days  September 
Can see mines - one
ws seen, painted yellow
as we came out. 
Ships fired at it and
sank without explosion. 
Rush of officers to porthole. 
May 17 Landing 
Turks clearly have a battery
near Anafarta because
one of our ships to N.
(Indom) is shelling back
of a ridge in valley
there.
Hand drawn diagram - see original document
But most of shells come
from South.

 

79
September    9th Month     1915
13 MON
14 TUES
15 WED
Ember Day
16 THUR
7h 21m A.M. (Greenwich)
17 FRI
Ember Day
18 SAT
Ember Day
19 SUN—16 aft Trin
Hear on boat Gen Bridges v. bad. 
Col White tells me:  [[shorthand]] would be very trying but last few days
since a particular shell exploded near him had been more [[predictable]]
Col Howse said to me he should be careful and next
day when a shell exploded near them White said
Gen I think it is no use giving them chances
to come into shelter and remain there
for a little.
This day going up the gully met Captain Glasgow
of the lighthorse.  He said I have had 5 men hit
at a particular point.  Be careful.  That Gl. is
not sort of chap to romance but you hear so many
this news of that sort that you get a little tired
of it.  However as we went up
700 yds from Monashes
they said:  Run across here.
We did  1st 1 then 2 then 3 then 4

80
1915    60  30 Days  September  
About a minute between.  we did so 3/4 times
till we got to Thompsons dressing station 
We stopped there some time.  He beckoned to me
and said come along White  time for you to do your bolt.
I ran across.  He was [[lightly]] a cigarette.
Thomp. said be careful of this next patch  we have had
several men hit.   Cres. Gen beckoned to me
then White I think we must be moving on.
He went on and the last I saw of him
was his long locks disappearing.  I don't know how it
happened but all at once there seemed to be a commotion
and a [[shorthand]]  I didn't hear anyone call out for stretcher bearers
but there must have been someone.  Thompson dashed
out and we looked round to see who it was
and they were kneeling over the general.  Casey said 

 

81

September 9th Month    1915
20 MON
21 TUES
St. Matthew, Ap.
22 WED
23 THUR
9h 35m A.M. (Greenwich)
24 FRI
25 SAT
26 SUN—17 aft Trin
is it the General.  I said yes but you cannot do any good
by going out now.
They brought him into shelter and they say
that 12 heart beats more and his life would have been
lost.  Thompson put on a
tourniquet.  I don't know if we could have done anything.
They stopped the bleeding.  The general came in looking
very white  quite different from his usual
brown colour - he said tell them
not to carry me down  I don't want any stretcher bearers
hit.  Thompson said:  Nonsense
for of course you have to be to carried down.
He tried to resist.  We stopped all people coming
up the gully for about 100 yards and then
sent him down with 2 stretcher bearers.  You know
I think these Turks have some decency Bean.
There was not a shot all the while these 2 stretcher bearers
were going down the gully.
 
82
1915    60    30 Days     September
On board ship the wound became 
gangrenous.   It was very high up and had 
cut 2 arteries including the femoral, 
& a vein.  The only chance was an amputation and they said
they were certain he could not stand the shock.
He was very low, very feeble but today
(May 17) when we went off to see him he could
just understand.
Gen Walker appted. 
Major Gellibrand hit standing 
a little outside H.Q. dining room 
Got guns onto K. Tepe & 
made beach v. hot-. 
Foster & Onslow were 
removing mules when 
Foster hit all 
All mules removed.  All work at night. DHQ removed

 

83
Sept & Oct    9th & 10th Months     1915
27 MON
28 TUES
29 WED
St. Michael and All Angels.
Michaelmas Day.  Quarter Day
30 THUR
1 OCT FRI
9h 44m A.M. (Greenwich).
Cambridge Michaelmas Term
begins.  Pheasant Shooting
begins
2 SAT
3 SUN—18 aft Trin
Enemy been using many
bombs.  We blew up one
of their trench mortars.
We made several attacks
but not supported and came back when
shelled in morning
Divl Artillery:  1 day at 7
message came over
(from Walker brigadier of 1st)
saying that the enemy were
making
gun emplacements at 500 yards from the firing line
& asking leave for guns to fire
in answer till 9 p.m. that night.  Hobbs
then rang up battery.  Can you
give me particulars.  No.  Well -
tomorrow morning  what time will suit.

84

1915     60    30 & 31 Days    Sept & Oct
9 a.m. very well.  It ws not
much before 101 (27 goes after
first asked) that they got
men on these guns. By that time 
v. strong and since have done a lot of damage. 
Never been able to shift them.
N.Z. LH on the Russell
& Austn LH on the Chauvelle
have since taken place of of Deals
etc. at Monashs. Monashs
in reserve.  Fire of first night.
V. Stuart Funeral. May 17.
Killed whilst sketching. Putting
in some [[shorthand]] [[shorthand]] maybe.  Later

 

85
October     10th Month    1915
4 MON
5 TUES
6 WED
7 THUR
8 FRI
9h 42m P.M. (Greenwich)
9 SAT
10 SUN—19 aft Trin
2 shells burst 200 yds away.
Got a Sd to men with him.
About time we were moving.  Just got up
to move when slid to feet -
seemed to have fallen.  But shot through heart
with shrapnel bullet.
7.30 gathered on beach & at
8 when thought too dark for enemies
guns he walked along beach to corner
wh 6 in gun has made dangerous.
Mules going
past ^ in half dark clanking.  New
moon over Imbros - ships
Exquisite last
lights.  Flash on mens back

86
1915   60  31 Days     October
Continual whistle of bullets
[[shorthand]]. occasional whine
of Rick. Man whistling
- stops when hears.
Constant crack crack crack
up above. Strong grave diggers
forearm muscles 
Then voice of Parson -
"Now the battle day is oer
Jesu in thy gracious keeping 
Leave we here our brother sleeping
Lift v. tenderly
Troop away
Leave me amongst these very little
wooden crosses -
Col. Lapoulle - Crevisse -
Lapin -
Tues - 3 Mai 1915.

 

87
October    10th Month    1915
11 MON
Oxford Michaelmas Term begins
12 TUES
Michaelmas Law Sittings begin
13 WED
14 THUR
15 FRI
1h 52m P.M. (Greenwich)
16 SAT
17 SUN—20 aft Trin
Generals guards.
[[shorthand]] Allo Bill, 'ose yer prisoners,
Allo Bill, better be guarding 
biscuits here's 3 bloody generals
Birdwood spotting for Onslow.
Birdwood says Only man
in 2nd brigade who seems in all
[[shorthand]] is [[shorthand]].
Must have seen us bathin!
Blamey:
is out at about 8.
Had arranged with the ships to leave searchlights off 
for 20 minutes at a time 
not to go on before 9 o'c.

88
1915   60   31 Days     October
Had got a company away up the 1st ridge with the searchlight 
[[shorthand]]. It took them till 9 (searchlight gave
5 minute intervals) to get to stream
in 2nd gully about 1 mile SE
of our lines.  They were going slowly
(2 Launceston boys and Blamey)
thro open when heard a man coughed
Presently, coughed again.
Saw 80 yds away a dark thing to left
& then heard shuffling. Lay quite
still.  Patrol came up within a few
feet of them then went away. 
Boys with the patrol had seen them.
Blamey didn't.  Went further N

 

89

November     11th Month   1915
2 1 MON
All Saints' Day
3 2 TUES
4 3 WED
5 4 THUR
6 5 FRI
7 6 SAT
8 7 SUN—23 aft Trin

7h 52m A.M. (Greenwich)
Got to point where they could cross
the stream & in doing so made a
slight noise.  Pushed on slowly
& found sentry 10 yds away.
As lying still as one has to do heard
shuffling coming down from N on
them.  Presently saw figures and heard
whispered conversatn
Sentry challenged it.
They lay low presently
Patrol came on w
10 men in rough line
Leader a little in front others
deep in valleys.  The foremost
had reached between Blamey

90
1915  60   30 Days   November
& leading boy when the Turk up
w his bayonet [[shorthand]] saw boy
Blamey let fly at him
at same time boy let fly at sentry
Blamey turned round and saw man next him 
and Boy behind saw one. 
That left 3 bunched
together.  They fired into them
and all fell whether from fright or dea
wounded could not see.
Then they withdrew about 100 yards and waited.
Great commotion all along
line of sentries.
They had found telephone wires cut and probably by sentries there

 


 

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