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21st
Went ashore tonight to practice landing together with the Infantry who are to form attacking party. Informed that our work is to be demolishing guns.
22nd
Wet and windy. Nothing of interest doing.
23rd
Still waiting orders to proceed Dardanelles
24
Left "Malda" 11 am. Destroyer & went aboard "Queen". Two Coys 9th Batt & 2.3. 1st F. Coy Engs. Left Mudros Harbor about 2 P.M. together with large number war craft including "Queen Elizabeth" & a great many transports. Expect to land Dardanelles to make night attack "Gaba Tepe" 3 a.m. tomorrow
25th
Left Queen about 1.30 am with Destroyer towing. Landed 4.30 amid a perfect Hell of lead fired when we were about 100 yds away & we charged through until we were only 10 yds away from Enemy. Infantry charged magnificently & drove the Turks back over 1 mile before midday. Shrapnel on landing & heavy firing continued all day but the operations were carried out splendidly. The Turks position should have been almost impregnable. Our Infantry work was wonderful & drove everything before it. Our casualties for day said to be about 2 Bttlns. Our Coy lost 4 killed and about 4 wounded.
26th
Our Forces continue to have good success. Losses not so heavy as expected. The bombardments of the Enemy's position by our boats was enormous & tremendous amount of firing being done & keeping the Enemy's reinforcements back British troops coming up behind Enemy.
27th
Hard fighting all day. Our boys have pressed but holding their own navy do splendid work. Queen Elizabeth reported to have blown up Fort at Shanuk. Tonight No. 1 Sec.Engs trenching and barbed wire.