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6 September 1915
Monday 46 wks from home
Spent another quiet night along the whole front only a little fire occasionally. A monitor shelled 971 with her 4" guns then later the gunboats gave Walkers Ridge a dose. Went round to pay Eric another visit but found that he had moved off with his Bn to Browns Dip & relieved the R I Rifles who are now in Rest. Gully. The enemy shelled us & the lines of transport all day with every shell & make at their disposal but they only succeeded in getting 4 mules, even the bathing parties got a share of it. Gun outpost came in contact with 12 men under a sergt last night in front of our lines they had been sent out to get a sniper but the sniper has got 5 of them instead. Mail came in last night we expect to see it tomorrow. Everyone busily employed in making winter quarters for themselves at present Sig office & Bde office nearly finished. Two more piers are being built opp the Sphinx & a huge store is being made inland probably as a base for the winter
7 September 1915
Tuesday
Save for a miniature attack on Camel Hump later last night things were only quiet, away on the left the ninth army corps had a successful demonstration. The Turks at daybreak gave us the usual shelling & the 60 pounders got hell for an hour or so, Indian transports also came in for a grilling & several men were hit, later when Bill & I went for water one showered us & one penetrated his shirt. Fritz was over in a brand new machine & had a shot or two with his bombs but nothing doing. Our new home is looking something like an encampment. Ships at Suvla keep us supplied with [indecipherable] bursting shells. Remodelled the lines of C both tele & Cable & saved a few hundred ft of wire. Fatigue parties still burying the enemy's dead. Both [indecipherable] & Jack are wounded , J Ellesley is killed. Our 60 pounders have been pumping in shell for all they are worth & as they kick up a cloud of dust at every shot they attract plenty of whistlers from Turkey Canteen Stores arrive