With the Twenty-ninth division in Gallipoli, a chaplain's experiences . of horsespicketed and hundreds of men about. One shellseemed to come from the Asiatic side. As far as itwas possible to see through the telescope compara-tively little damage was done, men were calmly walkingabout, the tents seemed undisturbed, and the trampsteamer, which had been run ashore, appeared to benone the worse. The Turks seemed to have planneda general bombardment, as shells appeared to comefrom the other side of Achi Baba, and shrapnel to burstall over the slopes on this side. Several shells droppedin the water
With the Twenty-ninth division in Gallipoli, a chaplain's experiences . of horsespicketed and hundreds of men about. One shellseemed to come from the Asiatic side. As far as itwas possible to see through the telescope compara-tively little damage was done, men were calmly walkingabout, the tents seemed undisturbed, and the trampsteamer, which had been run ashore, appeared to benone the worse. The Turks seemed to have planneda general bombardment, as shells appeared to comefrom the other side of Achi Baba, and shrapnel to burstall over the slopes on this side. Several shells droppedin the water in the Dardanelles close to the ships all started to reply, and before long thebatteries on the Asiatic side were silenced, or ceasedto fire, and shells have been dropping intermittentlyon the slopes of Achi Baba. But everything is con-jecture at this distance. It is a gorgeous morning andturning much warmer. The following account has been contributed Newenham commanding the 2nd RoyalFusiliers. » ) > > » c J »* c- <â r. 0) < 1-1 X c 1^ Pi O M <o m Pi I-- o H a:u< rt < o ( aU u -a 5 o c Q £ C/5 o IN GALLIPOLI 55 On April 23, by night, the ships containing thecovering forceâi. e. 86th Brigade (2nd Royal Fusi-liers, I St Lancashire Fusiliers, ist Royal MunsterFusiliers, and ist Royal Dublin Fusiliers)âsailed toTenedos, where we lay on the 24th, and completednecessary transfers of men and warships, etc. Half Battalion Royal Fusiliers and Headquarterswent on board about 7 , fromwhich ship we had been practising getting into boats,and so on; the other Half Battalion, under Brandreth,spent the night on two Fleet mine-sweepers. At the brigade and warships all sailed forthe peninsula, arriving there by night. We had agood breakfast on Implacable at We thenproceeded to load up the boats, four tows of sixboats each and a steam pinnace, twenty-five to thirtymen in each boat,
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