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a move & got into the Army Service supply depot, where we took refuge for a long period from shell & shrapnel. It was indeed horrible sitting behind a few paltry bags of bran & sudden death. We were liberally covered from time to time with torn up turf & rebounding pellets from the shrapnel & at times the entire shell itself whizzed at our feet. At this juncture a good many of the serious cases had died & had to be left until such time as a burial could be arranged. A good deal of wounded men were dressed en route to the hospital & even there it was quite the reverse from safety. A sad thing occured in Death Gully during this sharp scrap – a bearer who had been doing immense work since our initial landing, & who I believe was recommended for the D.S.M. medal was bringing in wounded per medium of a donkey when he came into range of a hostile machine gun & in one minute all his good work was at an end. Numerous courageous deeds were enacted throughout the day & the attack lasted until early evening when our boys sallied forth once more in search of wounded. This morning (20/5/15) we were up on the right wing where things were fairly quiet. A large number of wounded Turks were treated & dispatched to the Beach hospital. Many were ill clad & in