Item 01: James Lindsell diary, 10 February-31 December 1915 - Page 97
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[Page 97]
9 August 1915
Monday
4 am Sentry wakes us up to tell us the spot we are guarding is full of Turks.
We open fire with rifles & machine guns & apparently drive them out
No more are seen after daybreak but some snipers must have been left for we keep getting bullets over
We lost several men killed & some wounded.
Expected relief does not arrive so make arrangements for another night
1915 August 10
Tuesday
About 3 am Sentry in my trench yells out & fires which immediately starts the whole line firing
Find out later he has shot one of our own Sergts who had come to the front of our trench in mistake. He is wounded in leg & foot. get him into trench & bandage wounds. Get relieved at 7 am & retire to have a much needed rest after 52 hrs continuous fighting
971 still hotly contested 29th Division nearly killed but
About 4 pm the Enemy attack