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Continue from Xmas Card enclosed, 2/5/1915.
Sunday again (8th day of fight.)
Big gun fight has been in progress since early morn & in the distance can be heard the large guns of the British squadron some miles down the peninsula south of observation station Kabe Tepe.
The roar of guns is terrific & the contrast from our position of a few days ago is pronounced.
Today our Naval Corp sent across to the north end of peninsula small body of men to destroy an observation post which was doing a deal of good to the enemy gunners. The raid was successful as I noted a large number of prisoners at the H.Q. & also a number were killed.
The big 11 inch guns of the Goebin are still active & throw great projectiles right across the peninsula at our transports – all to no purpose – our life appears to be charmed & our luck everlasting. In the field out beyond the 7th battalion I came on an awful looking trench caused through one of these shells falling short & exploding under ground. It easily would bury three men comfortably – Here also a number of graves show the last resting place of a company of infantry.