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of the most murderous fires possible, shrapnel was rained on our chaps persistently. We could only look on & see all the manoeuvres. It was a huge cliff of sand & rock a few yards from the shore & from here our men had to land & scale the heights driving the Turks before them. We were told by the sailors who took the men ashore that it was a wonderful charge. No doubt details are well known by this etc. At 4 PM we were preparing for shore etc. but we ordered to 'stand fast' after 2 Pontoons had been loaded. Just at sundown our airship had
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