Saturday 17th July 1915
Saturday, July 17th, 2010At 9 am. the Coy was relieved by the 17th Ruahine Coy and moved to Rest Gully for 24 hours.
10/1400 Lt Hardie. R.D. sent to Sick Hospital.
At 9 am. the Coy was relieved by the 17th Ruahine Coy and moved to Rest Gully for 24 hours.
10/1400 Lt Hardie. R.D. sent to Sick Hospital.
At 9 am. the Coy takes over sub-posts 4.5.6. at Quinn’s post from 17th Ruahine Coy.
The day passed quietly. At 11 pm the Turks landed a bomb in No 5 Post wounding 3 men, the rest of the night passed without incident.
Casualties – 10/429 L/C Munro D.A. 10/1679 Pte Tate C.D. 10/2013 Pte Adamson H.W. (Wounded)
At 9 am. the Coy was relieved by the 17th Ruahine Coy and moved to Rest Gully for 24 hours.
Major Cunningham W. O/C Battalion was sent to Sick Hospital.
At 9 am. the Coy takes over sub-posts 4.5.6. at Quinn’s Post from 17th Ruahine Coy.
The 24 hours passed very quietly.
The following men returned from Hospital
10/320 Pte Cooper J.M.
10/306 Pte Cummings C.G.
10/1392 Pte Alabaster E.H.
At 9 am the Coy was relieved by 17th Ruahine Coy and moved to Rest Gully in Reserve for 24 hours.
Sent to Sick Hospital
10/1769 Pte Carew. E.
At 9 am. the Coy was relieved by 17th. Ruahine Coy and moved to Rest Gully.
Sent to Sick Hospital 10/2030 Pte Wenham A.L.
The Coy was relieved by 17th Ruahine Coy. at 9 am and moved to Rest Gully.
10/131 Lt Turnbull. F.K. returned to duty wounded at Walker’s Ridge 28/4/15
10/1447 Pte S. Collis returned to duty wounded at Achi Baba 8/5/15.
Pte Heath joined the Coy.
At 9 am. the Coy takes over sub-posts 4.5.6 at Quinn’s Post from 17th Ruahine Coy.
The day passed quietly until 9.30 pm. when a heavy thunder-storm came up. The night was intensely dark and lit at times by dazzling lightning flashes. The Turks evidently fearing an attack poured in a terrific rifle and machine-gun fire [...]
The Coy were relieved at 9 am by 17th Ruahine Coy and moved to Rest Gully, at about 9.30 pm. heavy fire broke out all along the line. Enemy bombarded Walker’s Ridge with heavy artillery and made a determined attack on that section of the defence, but were repulsed with heavy loss.
At 9 am the Coy takes over sub-posts 4.5.6. at Quinn’s Post from 17th. Ruahine Coy.
Sent to Hospital Sick
10/1957 Raine C.L 10/413 Morgan T.
Sent to Hospital
10/388 Pte Harris S. injured on 26/6/15.
Returned from Sick Hospital
10/1400 Argyle. P
At 8.40 pm and 11.30 pm. we opened heavy rifle fire on the Turks and threatened to make an attack [...]