World War I
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2
_11th July, 1915._ Worked in my office from early morning till 12.45. The whole scheme for to-morrow's attack is cut and dried, according to our cloth: time tables fixed and every round counted.
Chapters
9. Chapter 9
_3rd October, 1915. Imbros._ Church Parade. Inspected escort, men of the Howe and Nelson Battalions and a contingent from the 12th and 26th Australian Infantry. At 12.15 Baillou...
8. Chapter 8Left G.H.Q. at noon to-day, 18th, sailed to Helles; lunched with Davies; went up to inspect the East Lanes Division. The trenches are in apple-pie order and the men are in good...
3. Chapter 3_6th August, 1915. Imbros._ O! God of Bethel, by whose hand thy people still are fed,--I am wishing the very rare wish,--that it was the day after to-morrow. Men or mice we will...
4. Chapter 4_10th August, 1915. Imbros._ Had to remain at G.H.Q. all day--the worst of all days. My visit to Anzac yesterday had infected me with the hopes of Godley and Birdwood and made m...
7. Chapter 7_2nd September, 1915. Imbros._ An ugly dream came to me last night. My tent was at Imbros right enough, and I was lying in my little camp bed, and yet I was being drowned, held...
2. Chapter 2_22nd July, 1915. Imbros._ Had a jolly outing to-day. Left for Cape Helles by trawler just before 10 o'clock. Aspinall, Bertier and young Brodrick came with me. Lunched at 8th A...
5. Chapter 5_18th August, 1915. Imbros._ Freddie and I left in the _Arno_ this morning; Braithwaite and his boy Val came with us. We sailed for Suvla _via_ Anzac and held a meeting which wa...
1. Chapter 1_11th July, 1915._ Worked in my office from early morning till 12.45. The whole scheme for to-morrow's attack is cut and dried, according to our cloth: time tables fixed and eve...
6. Chapter 6_25th August, 1915. Imbros._ Davies left for Helles at mid-day. Was to have gone with him but heard that Bailloud with Captain Lapruin would like to see me, so stayed to receive...