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was shot dead – I saw a Turk throwing Bombs out of a communicating tunnel so waited on the parapet & as he came out I shot him with my revolver & took my own [indecipherable] the tunnel – Ere this I had been wounded on the right thigh & my puttee & sock & book full of blood.One man tried to Bandage my leg but I did not wait, was too warmed up to feel much painThe Turks began to run & we after them but the casualties were tremendous.We took 4 trenches but only 10 Officers & men were left to hold it & out of 10 officers who went out 4 were killed & 6 wounded –It was a general engagement, the forces at Achi Baba were all fighting at the same time –I do not think the censor
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