Item 01: Oliver Hogue letters, November 1914-29 December 1915 - Page 146
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quota to the din caused by the field guns & howitzers. Then portion of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade and the 3rd Infantry Brigade harrassed the enemy in front of out lines. Our chaps behaved with great gallantry & attacked the Turkish positions with vigour. They crept along through the scrub & found their objective despite a heavy fire of rifles & machine guns & artillery. Brigade Headquarters had no casualties but a lot of luck. The Staff took up an observation station in the lines of the 7th L Horse Regt & we were heavily shelled during the afternoon and the trenches somewhat smashed. Les Holmes was with the party from the 7th LH & is all right. Our casualties were fairly heavy in relation to the numbers engaged. But the whole operation resulted in a splendid forward movement. The 29th Division did great work.
I'm trying my hand at sniping at odd times. Major Midgley & I put 40 shots into a new Turkish truck the other day but we have not the slightest notion whether we