Item 01: Ralph Ingram Moore letters, 10 February 1907-15 March 1918 - Page 227
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[Page 227]
Please send me a decent note book not too big (to fit pocket) suitable for notes & diary.
Somewhere in Turkey
4. 7. 15
My dear Mother
No mail again this week. It has been pretty rough round the crash during the past week, so that may account for the delay. It was quite strange to see any sort of a roof here for recently the shores of the Gulf of Keros [?] are like the shores of a mill pond. I have often read how storms sweep down so suddenly [indecipherable] most parts of the [indecipherable].
During the hours of darkness the Turks keep up just a slow fire, each man apparently potting away now and again. This is a promotionary nuisance to prevent us leaving our trenches. It shows they are a bit "nosey". This state of their [indecipherable] was exhibited to a [indecipherable] degree the other night during [indecipherable] storm. The cloud [indecipherable] was from the south in huge black masses. As they began to near the zenith, it was almost impossible to see my hand in front of me. As the darkness increased so did the resiliance of the Turkish fire. They must have thought that disorder was [indecipherable] we would charge them. Apparently our Chiefs have other options. However [indecipherable] start in return. If we had most of its [indecipherable] naturally have been wasted. It was almost [indecipherable] to hear one side blazing away for dear life no thought being [indecipherable] attached, whilst the other side resembled [indecipherable] fire, keeping low & not saying a wood.