Item 01: Thomas Goodwin war diary, 25 April 1915-22 July 1916 - Page 135
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[Page 135]
pulling their weight in the great struggle, and that although progress has been slow, their gallantry in forcing a landing on the peninsula and their tenacity in retaining a hold on this portion of the Turkish dominion, has paralized the offensive action of the Turkish Army and has materially affected this campaign in the near east
Brigadier General Street
G.S. 8th Army Corps
14/11/1915
Weather dull. Sunday. Like more rain. 12.30 P.M. Shells coming over, High explosives, we were getting hell for half an hour. Never saw such luck, one shell fell about 2 yards from a string of horses, another went over our lines just missing our horses and burst in the road. About 12 or 15 shells over altogether, all percussion. Then they started some time shrapnel, and wonderful to relate, as far as our lines are concerned, no one hurt. The Asiatic guns are having a rap at us. The French 9.2 are answering them shot for shot. The 1st Battery had a couple of 4.7 in their horse