Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 167
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[Page 167]
December 1915
Aeroplanes were up every day continually so as to keep any Taube away. The place looked very deserted by Sunday & in the morning the Turks shelled us with a big gun they must just have put in. They fired about 30 rounds 8.20 I think they were. Very little damage was done & very few casualties as there were so few men left 1 man to each 10 yds of trench the last day. The last party that left consisted of about 35 picked men to form a covering party. It will be on them to cover the evacuation of the others & then get away themselves On the last night, Sunday [19th] the men were divided in 3 parties A party left at from 5 to 6 pm B party 9 to 10 pm & C party (covering party 2 to 3 am) & each party again was divide into 3 each