Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/8/1 - May - June 1915 - Part 2

Thompson had put a tourniquet on the arteries & they
were so well stopped that it ws thought at the dressing stn
clearing station on the beach that pirt, the artery had
not been cut. However it ws found that he wound
cd not have be now serious - all the bloodsapph
to the limb had been out of. If Fompson had not th
ther noting co have prevent immedcate sleat.
I cd so that Col. White was woonying about whiter
if heked on after geveral's side re co have done
anything. He certainly cdnot. He wd have booke
for the femoral artery & prob guessed it was cat o
known where it was; but he contpossible have
stopped it - He wound was such that you co pat
3 fingers into one side & 2 into the other & they met
in the middle. Only ha the chance of a doctor
being there saved ke generals life at the moment.
Col. white is undonbledly right + wise to take care
of himef consistently. He had to have streegth of
mind to do so in face of the generals chaff - but his
pluck is so well known that it saves him from any
suspicion of being over careful of his oken, iveryone
knows there is not a moso gallant man in the army
& probably few as dashing. But he knows, I suppose, whet
we all do - that there is no man At Aazac - I dont even
think Gen. Birdwoodho whom we co so ill
afford to lose. In certain be dislited looking after himself
but he's riglt. It the right game for Anstralie. Ifwe
lost him we shd lose te most important foctor in our officient
organisation - & it is very efficient – at one How.
t casey & white went off to see the finerel
on the shep today. He cd just tall - was just conscious
I thank he knew he was dying. The wound had become
gangrenous tno faiture of the blood suppl o
the enormons los of blood, also had affected him.
He sait to Col. Ryan, who dressed him, just before
Ryan left: Well, anyhow I have commanded an
Austialian Division for nine monps.
 

Yea Walker is appointed to command the Division temposint
He is very active & cnepties sool under fire. At tiis
i strube sits up by the signal office - & as each measage comes in he
given a short order to meet it; asks for whateso
information he wants jist the 2003 kings he wants to
know & waits there for the answer.
The day after we left the tirks got some gans
outs. K. Tepe & gave the beach a very hot shelling. Io the
afternoon te males began to be hit badly. Two shrapnel
bullets came into my dug out through the rug & the
waterproof sheet - they wd abt have got my feet.
Foster weat down whilst the shelling was on
to get the males under cover. He & onslow the two
A.D Co worked amongst these mules as if Re shropaal
for toshili and
were no mor than a thunder strowed, te lost 25 but we
shd have lost the lot if the mules hadnd be removed.
They were sent op the valleys + were kept there with
the Indemns, the fullies leading ont the beach being
dug out for them. It was really the nuniance of these
males ap our divisional H. C. vally of caused the
D.H.S to ship somedays later.
This shelling went or for several days - very
Lot & I men had to pay move attention to them. Work
we stopped durin bad shell storns, but ma men
go about even so thiss times with entraordinary nonchal
anc. You see them batting under shell fire - I have also
seen a barge load of nakeed me scatter rewartads
quictely under shell fire - dress quicke than one
ever thought possible & dash as hose. Bat some
men jast keep on the le of a barge or dive when they
bear Shiapnel. Bext. Gen Cunliffe Owen says it is fist
madness - the way (there Austialious] Expose Kinsche
under shellfire- but is gets them used to (it; & I saw
its value at Settil Bahr in that charge of the End Brigs
Col. Marshall also wo hit by shrapuat - I
think in the foot3 men from D.HS. Gen.
 

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Birdwood got a good lesson - a balled grayed his
scalp. He was spoling the other day) whilst one of his
Staff – Onrlow - smiped from the toenched. Well, hes
a great little sport & the men like him.
Birhword gave orders, as soon as beach was
shelled, that makes were to be removed out of gallees
& all th supply to be done at night.
The treches ha gt mch closer since we left,
Esp. ap wes quinnd Post - the crux of our position
the gawd ts of the fully - where we hold the as
aps gave been,
the tarks te end. T p y bout
there quite a lot & so have we - the enginiers have
bn making them.
We made swveral attacks on Baby 700
but altongs Tarks left thiis trenchn & we took
themtheyhad covered by maching ins or
Thrapnel & in Each case we had to come back.
Reyond a few saps we havent got on at all.
our artillery has not always been as quiet
as it might have been I that 18 to say the orders to fire
dont get too the divisional Astillery H.Q. quiekly.
For example I hear thro' domeone who can scarcely be wrong
that the other day a message co
down to D.H.D from the trenches sagay tht every
(Frone Bde H.Q., 15 Bde - fen walker - who is no
alsimnt) sayoy th eneiy ws making fun
implacements at 500 yds from the firing line & as king for
the gans to fire on them. The Diol. Artillery answered this at 9 pm.
that night when Col. Hobbs rany up battery and askad if
they io give him particulars. They sd they cut closo then-
The Artillery Commander asked if they cd do so tomorrow
morning – what time wd Suit. I believe gam we
Arranged. Finally not much before 11am. 27
hrs. after
+o that they turned our guns onty these guns.
aste for
 

By to lin 1 emplacement ws v.stiong & dincs then is sd
to have done a Wr of damage & we have not since buable
to chift them from it.
Since we left the (N. 3. Lght Horee under Russell
& the 1 Hacto, Lighl H under Chanvells have taken the plaa
of the Deate, Welions & Wavel Bajede up monashs Gully
The lans is now.
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The Lye Horee- sufferd from the same fault, as we
did their first night - fired all night. Since them
ty have been quister.
Today, whilet out shetchy, Maj Welliers
Stuart was kitler. He was a quist able fellow
an exceptionaly nice man & good officer. He was
putting in some valleys into the max - or coresting
them. He had one of his men sitting beside
him - the boardon both their finces. Presently two shalls
burst all 200 yds in pout of them. Abt tme we
were moving of he sd. He had jast gotep to move
when he stid to his feet - be seemed to have fallen.
Rathe ws shot thoo te beart by a strapael padet
He ws buried toright. At 7.30 the staff gathered
on beach + at 8, when to dark for enemey's guns, to
all walkedalong I beach to I corner wh the evemys juns
Esp. the Ein gu K. Tepe Or in the wood on 1 plain)
have made dongerous. There we buried him. It
 

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we ammost to dark to see. - the exquiite Cast
light of sancet were jas fading over Imbros-
the old volcans cose showing dark pcy agot them.
Above, along patt, mules joing past in half dark.
clanking, Indians leading. New moor hanging
over Imbror- Ships out three floating like toy
kigs on sea - Flash on mens backs of distant
lightnng - then sroll - croll as warship
fired away behind us, continual whiste of
bullets overhead - occasional whine of ricks-
constant crack crack crack crack up above.
Man passes betow along beach patt whistling
Ohiisthn snddenty stops when he hears servia-
Strong grave digners of A.M.C. brown knotled innoctes
Hannelster
on forearm sowing below prey, sleeve cut short near
shoulder. Then voice of Padson.
Now te battle day is oer-
Fear in they gracious etig
heave wre here they servant sleeping
The stong ma lift him very teaderty from
the shetcher - the congregation walts-a little
figure whom we have allgoown to love leads the
wery past tho pave – & there we left him amongs
those few little woodin crosses on the shsapnel
swept poind.
Bittil Baky
Down at the Fointy I ter paves
with inerten a diferent language.
Rapoulle, Crevesse, Lapen.
Tnday
Tues) 3 Mai 1915
Poor old light hearted Frenchmen - with their
 

Kitchens & their dixies full of wonderfully well cooked
food - their ups & downs - rushes & retheats - they
have left those troubles & thene in the poppy fields & the
daines with the Blus Dardanelles below them.
The general and gen. Bridges aned to have
A soard, by name Bill, when thes went arvened his
trenched instead of the ordinary orderly with Cance.
Hed ws from Syoney in one of the trunches he
net (a syong piend
Allo Bill to said who' yer prisoners?
Anothn batch of yr saw the 3 generals (walker, Bridges,
Birdwood) coming along. Say fio, to Ds heard to say
to his chims - better put a guard over the brscuits,
heres tre bloody generals.
Glarford received a cirsular forwarded
on from Sell. the other day, it came from Sr Kilda.
It ws a circular for a show. Real mititery display - it sd.
Bonberdent by tlip what sigting is like. Bomb-
ardeent of shore by battlesheps of. Oll the while to cd look
out from his duy out whilst the place shook with the pounding
shell in the other side of the hill, con the
whole fills ide was lit up by the flash of the Bacchante's
ghas
tohelel we were away an excursion was
made into the memys caunty by Maj. Blaney.
He took two Farmanian youngaters (one a Launceston
bank clerk) to act as pointers. There was
a big gun geving a lot of trouble from behind K. Tipe
& he wanted to find out where, it wes. Te bent
idea seemed to be togo out o see. He bad array
ships to leave their serchlights off for
 

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vigit of 12/14 may
Bdx. Orchard Oxcandist Sanceston 71h Bhy
Blaney
Sergt. Wills Ba Clerk Launciston
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D coughing heard
while watden from C
to movement heard like
changing of sentrees)
point reathed at P.30
B Enemy patrol
Here consender seasdlight.
&Enering sentry
1aterval of 10 paces santand
Bcrosied at Upon
C. Coughheard whiles bying up to liden. Tnvuyes it was Wend of Gabe Epcculpor
roved to let in hope of clearing
it
 

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20 ninites at a time & ast to open atall before 90c.
820
thly went out along (a beach to S. & thi struck inland.
They had fot half way up 1 first ridge when I sarch light
opened - & insteced of following (arrangement it merely
save 5o marales interbabe woho & then. Jos A reason at
was o 00 before they got to the stream in the 2ndgully from
1 beacts abt 2 mile St of our lines. They were going slowly
ths. open country & had paused for a moment 26o consider
their whereabouts) when they heard (a man cought
in port of them. I hey lay perfectly still for a time. Penenlt
he coughed again - be as abt 80 yards away. It ws. I
a sentry. They turned northed intending to go some distance
& then turn East again. Doty wer pig thy The had
seen a dark patch - difficult to make out - some way
to ken lept port. They were piy carefully & very quiely
when they heard a shuffling. Mny lay quity still. A
body of men was coming along. I came to within a few
yards of ten o stopped a lony time. Blaney does not
think of saw them the others do. Teshuffting stopped.
Planey & his two boys after lying quich for a time averg
parter o. The pointed went first then B. came up to him;
them pe wid go on & No. B. wd come p to Bythen Bwentag
again to pantig - catlispittes fastion. They had to cross
a streem &in doing a slighe noise. They didnt
tik they were leard & pushed on again stornty when
suddenly thy found themselves fale to foce is a sentry
this time only abt 10 7o away. Bloneys orders were th
 

They decided to turn No cross strain at E.
Whill doing crossing stran Patrol clen on fur
sotinates at
bank 80 ft away, (5004
We Wade Noise owery to undergowte.
Lay stil thour - Nove
continued fiving impr. t Enee
Patrol ws watthing
 

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no shot ws to be fired until thes was no other atterative
whatever -bu when one fired they were all to act.
whilst there wondering what to do with the sentry &
whether he had seen them (ths were crawling along
gooand) they heard the sound of men caming aloag
again. The men came to withen a short distance
stopped & starte conferring in low voices. Blan
we wonterng what ad be done. If the patiol passed by h
might yet close mno to the senty to finis him
go on? but if the pitiol came on them there ws
nothing but to shoot. Presently the men stanted again-
they were coming towards our thee men. They came
into view – mywere in an orreguted time – the
tman on the left a little in portof the other, the
reat in a sort of line to hid right. They were coming
from the N.- mayhas bn a patral or may have
bu snipers returning - there were abo 10 of then in this line.
They came on straight towards our men & whilet our
men were wondering what the senbry wd do the sentry
Parks whfst (ay wery whitpl
chatlenged ts advts my hasucred & pret
caue (on in such a direction that the leading trate
was brought between Blamey & Mr leading boy, & the
second behind Blaiey. The leading turk had
just seen (to boy in post of him & was lifting his
riple to bayonal him when Blaman lel fly at him.
In the same instant the boy lebfly at the sentry.
Both Turks fell. Blainey then twrned round
& let the man behind him have it - & the
yourpster at the back also shot one. There
remained 3 tarks who seemed to bunch up
 

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together, p as if scared. The three Hustalions fired
in to them & all fell
wheter thro fright or wounds
Ed not be sd.
That disposed of the Tarks. Blainy of the
boys ten withdrew slowly to 100 ye & waited there to
see whatod happen. There as preat commotion all along
a line of sentries. As ti seemed t show
that things wibe tiely presently to tree
witdres to the beach – & giving a choce as
arranged to our sentry & reached our lines sapele
& came in Blamen went to bed & slept. But the
alt t ho aftar
afterar heard that a force of turks advanced to the
ridge & poured a hail of fire out the beach.
Fow days later on that same beach Blamen
freg
bat to sped an afternoon talken to a tark ish major
whilet a staff colonel came alon blind folord to
arraye terms of an arvistico for burying the dead.
Blaney asked him whothhe he had heard of the attack
by our pparly on such & fuch a night. He sd yes - as
a makes of fact it was his own troops that B. had come
Across. B. sd our mew thought Key had killed att 25 turks. He
Envoysd-no, only abt six. He sd they had
on atackedly abl 25 of our men - 50 th is
impression the Turks widnle, ained. The chief value of
the reconsaisiance ws to show th they had a line of
seatries there! One of our mew had crept out one night
& cut their tlephose were; & prob. After t they posted
te sentrees

The N.3. people have two posts - one on Fack
of the ridges beyond our left flank After the N.G. Bde left
for the Point these posts & the left section of the tive were
t0
held by the Deal Battalion.
 

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Since (we have been away Anzal has become a very
Cack show. The only theny thin haad left in is the troope. Its
a funny situation I cant understand it gaothen but
saccess will justify it I know after having seen to other
troops in actions at Knither & the Bint that they
candged along thre pinless they get troops of our class
in plenty to do the shove – or unless they adopt some
metood they havendget tried. If they had troops of the
class of our division & the N38A they Id do it provided
they had enought - but they havent. On the contrary
the only ones who may be in the same closs with him
are first closs Butich regulars - & the 29th Din
(which I hear has been now formed into 2 brigades) is too
much shaken to give a fair critision. I don't think it
has lost more than our divn but it had an awful time,
part of it at any rat, that first day - I got through after a
heroic fight. The sighting which I saw on the Friday on the
left did not impress me in the teast - but one cond
judge the 29th by that. However, apart from the 29th Rn
possible
te parkes is nothing at the Pains that can push through agat trenches &
hold what it sets. thot There is no way of getting thro'
Hen except by pushing thro- & therefore. Unless
very large reinforcements of good troops (not deals
can be landed there is nothing for it there but a slow
trench warpre. In that case what is the use of as
as a containing force ap here? When the turks try to
thallies
drive as into the sea my can't attack down there
& take advantage of a withdrawal of troops to fight
ad
as. thirty housand of as might do it - but 12000
of 12,000 wd be aned up in two days sood fighting a so what
to the good of reinforcing (by one division per