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the movement was a failure. About midnight we blew two mines under the "German Officers Trench" & the 6th Battln made an attempt to charge it but were met with terrific fire & partly through some bungling here again the movement was not a success, a good many being lost for nothing. The least that can be said of the 6th Battln who were mostly Re Inforcements is that they were certainly not a success. At the "Salt Lake" on our left a huge Force of Tommies were land & they are making a good advance on the Turks "Right Flank". On our "Left" the N. Zealanders did well advanced a good deal & this morning took 900 prisoners. Things are going well all along the line & again today there has been a very heavy bombardment both from the land Batteries & the Navy. During last night the Engineers assisted the Infantry in every way possible & had 3 casualties. Some large shells 11.2" lodged along the trench where sap. Higgins & I were working today & did a good deal of damage burning a good many. The Turks are putting up a very stubborn resistance.
8th
During last night the Tommies made good progress & the Left flank & today continued doing well. In the early morning there was a terrific bombardment from the boats & Howitzers covering the Tommies advance & on other part of the Field N. Zealanders & others are doing well on the left while things are very favorable everywhere. About 9 p.m. news came through that the Tommies had taken hill 971 a very important position. Today Sap. Turnbet was practically blown to pieces by a shell while Sap. Gorham & Stallard suffered heavy shock & injuries Sec. Cpl. Bird