The Road to Chunuk Bair

Reveille seemed to go in the middle of the night. It was very dark and blowing. We were just falling in in shirts without tunics, in fact several companies were in column of route on the road when a heavy downpour came down. There had been a shower or two the previous evening and we rejoiced at the prospect of being minus the dust for once. Overcoats were quickly got out and the parade fell in again. We marched out about six miles and took part in a Brigade against Brigade attack and defence scheme. Our Brigade was on the defensive and occupied about 800 yards of front which was held by two Battalions, two Battalions being in reserve. We were one of the two Battalions in Reserve and took part in the counter stroke which was launched after the attack developed. We returned to camp at 2 p.m.

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