With the Twenty-ninth division in Gallipoli, a chaplain's experiences . ce cross, and was elabor-ately decorated with shell cases. I said a few hunted for Anstices grave as well, but could notfind it. Then we rejoined the regiment on the beach. I had a little lunch with G. H , and amused myself watching the men lining up and being dealt out a complete new set of clothing. Orders arrived that the regiment was to be prepared to move any moment. So I returned to Aberdeen Gully, and got my servant to pack up all my things. A cart had fortunately just come out, which took them down. I ro
With the Twenty-ninth division in Gallipoli, a chaplain's experiences . ce cross, and was elabor-ately decorated with shell cases. I said a few hunted for Anstices grave as well, but could notfind it. Then we rejoined the regiment on the beach. I had a little lunch with G. H , and amused myself watching the men lining up and being dealt out a complete new set of clothing. Orders arrived that the regiment was to be prepared to move any moment. So I returned to Aberdeen Gully, and got my servant to pack up all my things. A cart had fortunately just come out, which took them down. I rode back, going round for the first time along the road which has been constructed the whole way from Gully Beach to W beach at the foot of the cliff, and so under cover. At W beach I repacked everything, and after supper went down to V beach, where the brigade was assembling ready to go off. It was quite dark. All ** V beach is open in the middle, and the troops were just lying down waiting till mine-sweepers 162 0 y, > 9 > > 3 • . > » » > > T 1. WITH THE TWENTY-NINTH DIVISION 163 should come and take them off. We were told thefirst would be there at ii However, nothinghappened, and we were soon off to sleep. Suddenly,at midnight, Asiatic Annie started, and dropped aBlack Maria very close to us. Everybody jumpedup. I know I rushed for a dug-out I had previouslyspotted. A number of men literally dived in on topof me. I think we were all so confused with sleepwe did not know what was happening. Then all themen were drawn up under the shelter of a stack ofsupply boxes, and we all remained pretty calm while,fortunately, the remaining shells travelled farther andfarther over our heads. But it was singularly alarm-ing at the moment. This sort of thing happensevery night on the beaches. Then we had anotherlong wait. Eventually a trawler appeared at Kitcheners Army was being landed as we werebeing taken off. About 250 of us crowded on board,and we
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