Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 135
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20 Turks rushed part of the trench held by the 1st Battalion with bombs & killed & wounded a few. One Turk a tremendous big fellow got into the trench & got into grips with one of the sergeants. Some other assisted & held him down & another shot him. He had 4 loaves of bread & 2 bottles of water There was a good deal of bombing & shortly after dark 4 of the 5th LH got struck with a bomb one getting his arm & leg broken. I went on at 9 oclock but it was fairly quiet then. Came off at 11 & went on again from 3 till 5 am.
Sunday 5th [Sept]
Had a quiet day in the support trenches. There is not much chance of sleeping as there are so many men in the trenches. We sat about & smoked & yarned & discussed whether John Turk would make his proposed attack. Anyway we got a big supply of bombs handy