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Tuesday Sept 1st
700 Prisoners captured on left our lads bring them to Beach 70,000 Troops at Egypt to relieve us
Thursday Sept 3rd
Clarke captures two Turks, they bring rations with them, I get a new pair of trousers
Friday
Italians land at Boular, Watching bombard Beachy, Don and I build a snipers possie,
Tuesday Sept 1stDorflinger Southland torpedoed off Lemnos 4 Pte and Brigadier killed
6th Brigade aboard beaches in Lemnos
Harry Horder killed by 75 Gun both legs blown off,
our boys in England make the acquain-tance of some ladies, the asked who the lads were "Australians" the boys replied, "You speak perfect English for foreigners" the ladies replied they think every state in Australia speaks different lingo
Thursday Sept 9th
Rocky Maxwell shot by our own Patrol while out on a screen, Baynes and Caine fired on while laying Barb wire things are hot in front