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very deep & no shrapnel could possibly reach the men there. I suppose the depth of these gullies are at least 15 feet, possibly 20 feet, & are screened from aerial observation by top covering. The men firing are above the bottom of the trench & rest on little niches attached to the wall. At present the trenches are almost impossible owing to stench & lime is freely sprinkled with a view to lessening the smell without effect though.
The Gallipoli during the present weeks has sprung from a mountain hamlet into a very large city. I think at present we must have over a hundred thousand men in & around the hillsides, so the Turk over distant brow aught to be severely alarmed. I don't know what quality of fighter the newcomer is – certainly, according to report, he is going to give such a stir up the Turks will sue for peace almost immediate. The weather conditions remain ideal & we have nothing worse than a camp full of sick men to worry us. God knows, its time our chaps had a mouthful of relief – this is our nineteenth week of constant under fire" & when the men south go out for fortnightly spells & we hear of our comrades in France going home for weekends, well it