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Gallipoli 13/10/15
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It was kind of you to write to me and I can see you have all been having a very [indecipherable] time. I hardly know how to start to tell you the news here as I feel I shall probably be recapitulating what you already know – we reached here nearly 26 weeks ago & the 15th has been continually in the Trenches without a break of a day since – Some of the 15th are away resting & in hope for a breather in another month or so – or else there will be none left. I enclose you a slate showing our position – The wounded however are about double the number, and the rest have returned to duty and are I know present – of the 90 officers who were here there are but 3 original ones left – Two W.A. (10th) and myself except one doctor – The 8th have only one officer left, Higgins, the 9th none. – None of the 15th staff left – My Brigadier went away very sick a month ago & I fear it is enteric, as the last accounts of him are not good – I have been appointed in his place with rank of Colonel – MacFarlane is in Australia wounded – and my 15th Major came over in the 1st A. Div. as a private