Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 112
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[Page 112]
July 1915
till four
Thursday 15th
Came back to our dug-outs at 6 & slept or tried to till 12. The afternoon was very hot. B & C Squadrons came out & took over the trenches in front. We had a fairly quiet night & I managed to get in 4 hrs sleep in the bottom of the trench.
Friday 16th
B & C Squadrons got to work on their dug outs behind their support trenches. John Turk could see us from their look out at Gaba Tepe & he put in 4 high explosive shells. We worked in the smaller portion after that. I did a solid day with the pick & shovel. Was on covering party at night. The Turks did a bit of firing & tried to bomb us but they didn't get close enough. Got relieved at 1am.
Saturday 17th
We went into the trenches at 6pm & came out at 6am. Was on fatigue in the afternoon getting bags up from the beach for the new firing line.
Sunday 18th
Went back into the trenches at 4pm.