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wounded in the leg and foot. Some came in singing, others were telling there experiences in rather a humorous fashion. Some of them had been wounded on the barges going over and others had only been a few minutes on the peninsular or perhaps hours. Their clothes were all tattered and torn and covered with blood and mud, having travelled the few hunded miles in this condition. One could see that some of them had had very narrow escapes. Marks where bullets had grazed the clothes or their skin at vital parts were tracable.
They seem to have had a terrible time and the casualties are expected to be very numerous. The landing took place on the 25th of April about 4 a.m. in the morning.
May 1st Sat.
More wounded arrived to-day. Beds are placed in every conceivable place. Passage as well as the wards and even the flat roof had beds on them.
May 2nd Sun.
Wounded patients are very much better to look after than medical cases. It is a pleasure to help them. They are more lively and don't whine like medical patients.
May 3rd Mon May 4th Tues.
More wounded expected. Plenty of wounds to dress.
May 5th 6th 7th 8th Sat.
The natives are busy in the fields drawing water from wells in the fields by means of the shaduf. This is poured into narrow channels which allow the