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August 16th
write to Mr Knight Edna Rodgers Miss Moor Attention Dept, Chas Banks Royal Edward Torpedoed off Lemnos 3000 on board 600 saved
Wed and Thursday
Heavy fighting Achi Baba
August 23rd
3rd Contingent arrived, 18th Batt loose 800 men through getting in wrong trenches, NZ troops take four trenches, Turks get scared and give us rapid fire for over an hour, our lads marching about all day with Bayonets fixed, Jack think we are going to attack him, the fire Incendary bombs at us
August 26th Thursday
Ginger Dale has hand blown off by bomb faulty fuse, Bob Inwood peppered General medical inspection
August 27th Friday
1½ divisions Tommie landed they go straight into action, heavy firing for 25 hours, luck in England
August 29 Sunday
German Aeroplane droops 5 bombs the water carriers raid a bees' hive
Monday 31st
lad killed in D Coy 6" shell, things very good to day Humpy begins to fall in