Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/29/1 - April - July 1915 - Part 1

AWM38
Official History,
1914-18 War: Records of C E W Bean,
Official Historian.
Diaries and Notebooks
Item number: 3DR1606/29/1
Title: Notebook, April - July 1915
includes references to captured Turkish
documents and prisoners.
AWM38-3DRL606/29/1
 

29 Original DIARY NO. 29.
3DRL 606 ITEM 29 [1]
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 consulting, 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 usyally, themselves believed, them to be true. All
second-hand evidence herein should be read with this in mind.
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C. E. W. BEAN.
16 Sept, 1946.

[Regimental RECORDS✔️]
a.a.
23.2.78
 

Enemy Names:
?Lonesome Pine
Krimzi Sirt Red slope. (Baby 700)
Kanli Sirt. Bloody slope.? J. Jolly.
Eyerli Tepe xx Hill 706
Kum Tepe Sq. 193g
Sagli Dere. Fally Enday on Fishermen Huts
Matik Dire Head of wullal runng pas Kojader at 1200
9DS. of Rigul Ancfarte
Kurt Gechid
Rhodja Chimen Dagh & Hill 900
Adie Liman- Efelwer Bay
Madalik Lin
wlets Nof Gelmex Bay.
RemikliLeman]
Knyonk Leman 59.315 2
Along Cosst 59352.
Despot Liman
Perkey Tepl Central or H A Hill (sc E)
 

Sun Ap25:
landing: Opposed by 27th Regl (9Di IIIHE)
End Br. & part of 3rd Bn were present
a least
3oB agst our right.
applly Br Br still here on S. Tuly as soltiers pcket
book appty recully lost of the found by 2Crs)
191 Din (3r3AE.) attocked us on sun
Iancists of 572 yt. 722, 772.
the 7ws ado gaard.
The abock of dion when deplozed was
2Bn IBn SBn
72ad
5712
71
77 atacked towds S. end of Pine Ridge. Bobach
sait who commends 3 or accompenied tink mo
on request for true pon K. T. ate
camp prob in olii pove.
Apiiiones captured Ap 26. she beloge to
Ird En. 37t Rept (132 Div. V A.C.) Hea it beloyed
6 192 Don. of 10 a.c.
4tBn. 28 Ret (19k Dw 111Ae) wouded amemiin
and to coptured on Ap 26 claimed to beloy to 4 Bn
was 64 Ryt here? See Information of Sept 7. This order (before
sone tine) repreto ceptire four M.gs. only 2 were aptured
as far as I know - one from N. 30 on Ap 25 & one f413n on t 26
 

May 2
III.19.28 rth Sh who diid to belong to
his sunndered on May 2
II.5. 13t 183 opposed to our right.
14t where (ert) on May 19 atacking
Maclaurins Hill
15k os here on mayl.
May 6. Arcb officer, deserted, sd be came from Fipoli
in apiia. Tept officer of S Dis. Came from Adnanoph
vee Keshan abt May 1.
5 Dis H.A. att 59. 237pr4
stores Pannals at 237a or 2389.
most of 516 in trenches. Supplies now taken Ma Biyat Aacher
by new rd his hells now benng mad by 3 Rno
many officers of 13.14.15 (5) 57 () 32() on kelled
13th mort tan half disappeared. Bris of 6ADion wh wentento
action 1200 stroy now master 300-500.
Heow I. here firt att e
II
24
v1
29
16
4 may.
12
Advanced base for his force ws near Sharkent
camel tept in good condity
midWater has to be carried on anunals, Local wales has
given men diarrtda
Menjet hobical every rnid day
Amnea pleateful.
Owin fack of officers fire controlisbed over newly
arriow troops.
Heavy casatlies o night of Tals. June 4
croops sere to bbe dewen into ballle at
He dislites to sdays
o4
105
be paint of revelves.
 

Daulifee on peate
Turk Troops & 2q 7/5/15
Corpe. Div. Regt.
11
2
11
13 1415 apeT AnGAC.
114
20 Angac
21 Rifle Bn
MI
29
III
19
Ansae.

III. 10.
28
29.
Anzac
33
11.
III
127
II
12
35
13
38
46
45
15
56
32 one composite Regl.
39
May 19.
U.5. Bt attacked Maclanis hill.
attacked
ar
(hater quinis)
152 (here on May 6).
1. 19.577 ws here at date of armistici may ry
fron 14 day.
771
N. 16 27t 7 Wr md Bous of 47 attacked.
8] Srs of 48 attocked near Owns sel
125t/ His Regt sd to be here
T. F H 113 Brs. Brisoes Caphed
here on 19 may.
1 S. 11 S. twoman captured hereon
1gnay
Redd Ryt
11. 9. 27th 1Br. Here on Ap.25 & pocketbook
of soldier belongeng to Bn picked up on
May 19 July 51
 

After may 19 we collated from porsoners & documents
foll
Troops now or recetly employedet Angac.
28w. 1.5.6.
5Dw. B. 14.15
16 Dis. 47.48. 125.
19 Dir. 57.72.77
Abe
20.27.33. 64.76 Rests
(Afall strength his wd be 81,000 men. Pob. 35000)
6Dev. 16.17.18. 8 8th Au. 22.23.24 are bel to have
arrised at yenckeni. No oftroops aptangac
pob. 35,000 mostly unlrained or elderly reservists.
amun apperatl v plutiful.
T officers reported tt hane driven som of troops into at w
swords revolves.
Lv. Tanders ws in Penineele & Sdt have directed abtack
of 18/19 may whws sot be ordered by enve to push
us into see before reip. arrd.
Many T officers killed & auch dysenter in to lives.
There is a concealed road by wh T reifs are broylt
up fom Gallipote. His passes near ruins of Bryak Anefar
our wonded sent to Ghulane Hosp in Coust & well treated
prine
[hater:
i ther only 6.
1ent
many light prey unforms lying in post of our trenches
ser are generme of whon laye
contingent and from Brusa.
All agree T. losses v severe an anxious to Durrnde
if can do so witout being shot by own side.
Germans are speeadey stories of gt victories b
sea ver sgyst, but these scarcely believed by tarks
Deary of T officer wh found says; two of our
Shapdel fell amonpt 15t Bn 33 Ret Killey
12 wounding 5. In another 1Bn only 2 officers alie
 

28May. See. 5th Arry Order of 28 may
Blancy has follg not.
1816 replaced by 641 Ryt on Tun]
14
16
18
27
mehnes chaouch.
17
1912
65?48?
16th on left
125
77
June 24. Followig Ryts sd to be oppoaing Anzake
Ryt.
13
5t Di.
141
14on Extreme st. H.9. & 2 other
on
15] 8500S.
regts in reseive Hal Tipe
168 ODis
in firing time.
3000
4
H.G. at. Kojadere.
16th &i.
48
Part of Dron
in fing cing.
125 6000
45
2000
One Bn was in truches agal Augse
but withdrawn to join two oher
bus wh sufered hearch in S.&
gone to Sallipoti to sefton.
27
19 Di.
H.A near Esti Ken's Part of
Dwn in firetoenches.
750000
Gendarmers 800 Guardin & Palottiy country & of
Bry ak acafeita
Cavstry 600 or regt a plain rear Biynk Anafarta.
Possible 282 53 Regts also here. Without these,
but including Gcops at allepoli, cuemys
strenglh iod be: infartry 25,000
 

Doh 162 Fity 5r any odt.
AANZAC.
dispositis
It is resionable to suppose to 1 wnto atacke
obtaining in 11 forces opposing Angoe previously
in main are still in frce
The anits are olghtly altered
Ieod Regt has goe S. but Bket is here.
Rest of 6 Dr. may have gone S. for a
rest as oteted on July 14 but no reason to
mooners of 16017 capture
suppose 18th has gone. (1
yeaty downI.
One bo of 45 ws here last month frishr ctin
64 Re also known to be hen.
This gives a tolet increase of 4 bas over end of
May.
N. of Battleshigs Hill cems to be called the
Anafarle Secl. Troops in it on May 28
were 330d Re
1Bn Jadamers
caralry Ryt.
It is estinated now to be defence of his sector
has on increased by a Regt + slent 6000
Tae reserve wre at yatik Dere Exc. Onr bu
on N. shopes of Knoja Chiman Dagh. Dubieof
remveareto presnt a lendry at Ejelue Ba
& Lavla Bay & also ackas AC. reserve
The actial finy line agot as – Batleship Hill
to right of our his, - ws divided into 3 secloss beld
by 19.5, 16 divns from N to S. - say 19000 m
Poob. Ibno in trenches & Bin reserve & support
 

Aso 77h Regt (wh suffered heavily in a regrettable
incident" & ws at one time thought to have be
incorporated in 72nd) supported right of 16 Din.
but ws called Kaba Tipe section + us apptl in
tiacion wt 16t Dion. (stwengh 2000 ar outude).
Kaba Tipe to Knon tepe is farricoud by 2nd
Dios to certain artillery ants) wh pob. consisted of
one rest only as 5th, 6t kegts went to Soutern
sphere & folld shorty by 15t Regt. The parriion in
to district is available apt Angac & is in the
same Command. It is prot (as in Ture) One Regt. The
Hs Kwn Tipe.
Tarks clearly
Sarriton of N. Coast from Ejetmer Bay
to Sheitankeni - Coy of Gendammerie w H.O
at Twishter keni.
The villaprs deporte to Asio Minor are Gt