The Road to Chunuk Bair

Quiet day. Fatigues etc.

Quiet morning.
Company removes from firing & support trenches to Reserves, and fatigues again.
2 p.m. Batteries again using 4.7 howitzers upon enemy’s trenches & enemy reply with shrapnel on our reserve trenches.

Quiet day.
Struck off Strength
10/409 Pte Kinsett L.A.              to hospital.
Added to Strength
10/2305 Russell J.M Lce Cpl       rejoined
10/2300 Rosie D.W.    Pte          rejoined
10/2541 Carew A.E.     Pte         rejoined
10/2471 Thompson F.G. Pte        rejoined
10/2456 Neill M.A.      Pte            rejoined

 Quiet day. Same as before.

Enemy use high explosive on reserve trenches.
Struck off Strength:- 2399 Cpl Affleck E. hospital
413 Pte Morgan T. Wounded

Coy still in fire & support, reliefs doing sapping and trench work.
11.30. Batteries using 4.7 howitzers on enemy’s trenches. Usual shrapnel from enemy in reply. Sniping quiet. Enemy’s 75 plays on the fire trench.

Added to Strength
2622 Pte A.N. Grant from Hospital.
Quiet day.

Same as yesterday – Quiet morning Enemy putting shrapnel into reserve trenches.

Coy reoccupies fire & support trenches – 8 hour shifts.
Quiet day.
Struck off Strength
10/2484 Hill H.G.                          To hospital
10/2211 Luff  T.R.                        To hospital

Coy still in reserve & doing tunnelling fatigue.
Struck off Strength
10/2590 Dorset C.H.             To Hospital