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and sailors come aboard Ionian for Dardanelles, had my last bath, Turks destroyer at large we get it
Monday
Practising landing off Prince of Wales 6 PM. Till 3. AM.
Tuesday
Sleeping all day after night work
Wednesday
Resting till Saturday our last spell for many months
Saturday April 23rd
Boarded Prince of Wales, left for Dardanelles Lizzie leading, Triumph Swiftsure London Bacchante, Majestic, Prince of Wales had a good night on Warboat had a splendid meal our last
Sunday 25 April
about early. boarded barges pinnances tow us ashore, a long while getting there a bright light shines out on sure. Gaba Tepe fires heavy guns at us, infantry open out on us many killed landing nearly drowned getting ashore, we throw off our packs, and start to rush hill, Talbot Smith leads, wounded Turk in trench Morphia kills him. Three more prisoners at tents further on, they are settled, we push on and form a line a living Hell all day, schrapnel pouring on us, Gilpin, and Smith, Burn's, Killed 30 out of 58 settled in our trenches, dug in at darkness, very tired, no food or water. Turk coming at us all night
Monday 26nd
Stanbridge killed, heavy fire all day The Dublin and Munster Fuisler land off River Clyde over ¾ killed