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Saturday 15th In the evening too the Doctor to the 'Arragon' a fine troop ship. Whilst he was engaged we spent good hour talking to some Jack Tars hearing all the news & getting a good idea of operations in general. We were given a graphic description of the 'Goliath' disaster, also how two British Destroyers were sunk in the North Sea by the Vengeance & Goliath in mistake. They did not answer the challenge in time. When we arrived back on our ship we were shouted to a 'Bass' each for our exertions.
Sunday 16th. Orders to pack up to move to the 'Galeka' which we did at midday. Here were gathered all the remnants & details of A.M.C. Infantry etc. She proved to be a much more comfortable ship for traveling. I met several pals here & swapped experiences.
Monday 17th Sailed for Dardanelles 5 A.M. Towards evening we landed about 250 Infantry who had recovered from wounds & they were very glad to get ashore once more During the day the battleship did some shelling of Turkish positions & one village to which Turks had taken guns received an awful doing & burst into flames. We could see each shell land & then a fountain of earth & debris would be hurled into the air. Only one thing was left, a spire or minaret to a mosque which stood out white & distinct. How they managed not to hit it was remarkable. During the night the Turks made an attack on our trenches & the roll of volleys & machine guns lasted till dawn.