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5.6.15Sat. 5th. Last night Quinns Post charged the Turkish trenches, they did not stop at the first line of trenches but jumping over them captured the 2nd & 3rd line, they were unable to hold them however, as the Turks made it too hot with bombs; about 60 Turks were taken prisoners out of the 1st line of trenches, a Turkish machine gun s was in a position to enfilade this trench & gave our boys a warm time of it. The bombs from the Turks also made Quinns Hill uncomfortable, we had no bombs to throw back so the fight was a bit onesided & lasted all this morning; our casualties were 1 officer & 4 men killed, & 5 officers & 70 men wounded, & the positions now are just the same as before the attack commenced. The cause of
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