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[Page 77]
August 1915
14th – Am going to make enquiries at H. Qrs re same. Went in for swim with him. Big shell had landed alongside of wireless stn & burst two tins benzine spraying it about & setting fire to same. Narrowly missed sight of Sig Troop. Clothing burnt etc. Wrote Dad & Jeannie in afternoon. Brennan said W.O. had told him that Major & Col wouldn't hear of any of our corps transferring except Wright. Rumoured further success on our extreme left. N.Z's advancing.
15th – Heard that half hill 971 taken at very heavy cost. Turks M.G's & bombs playing havoc with our troops. Indians description of shrapnel & Austns rather funny. Said. One shrapnel, 'Englishmen go into dug-out, two shrapnel. Indian go into dugout Three shrapnel Austn turn round at Turks & say "You –" Tommies greatly amused at description. During recent attack Maoris got Turkish H.Qrs Brownie said he visited them. Some got
15th – few relics. Maoris got Eider down quilts etc. Evidently harems had been kept there as signs of womens clothing there. That night he had also been in touch with Aeroplane & directing our fire. Night of 11th. our aeroplanes chased Taube over Turkish lines & firing at her. Second Taube appeared & so as not to be caught between two fires & shrapnel, ours retired. Hair cut again. Not quite so short. Flies a nuisance. Wake everybody at daylight. Made enquiries re notice at 3rd Fld. Amb. Went up White's Gully to Administative H.Qrs. Sergt Major McCutch said only five req'd & already 16 in for same. Also said they could get as many as the wanted from & would make no special appln for anybody. My case evidently dough. Got "Bohemian" Q.T. & "Sunday Times" from Mater. Went out with stretcher squads 8pm to 8AM. Not much doing. Turks mad attack