Gallipoli war diary of Lieutenant Quartermaster George Claridge

• June 16, 2017 22:17:05 C Weddo

  to it. To do this it was necessary to take the convoy across an open piece

  of country away from the Nullah, this was done 3 mules at a time - while

  doing so two mule loads of picks became entangled with some hanging

  telephone wire, and it took quite a long time to free them before the

  mules could proceed. At dusk after a lot of trying work (the) convoy was

  safely under cover at the new dump & stores thrown by the mules were collected

  after shelling ceased.

       I may say that the enemy kept up an intermittent fire of shells until

  the whole of the convoy reached the new dumping ground and that Lieut. and

  Q.M. Roberts of the Hereford Regiment was wounded in the thigh with

  shrapnel and a mule driver was also hit during the time they were under

  cover of the hedge mentioned. Fortunately no one was hit after the convoy

  got into the Nullah or while crossing the open country from on position to

  another in the nullah.

  Geo. Claridge Lieut. & Q.M.

  1/5th Roy. Welsh Fusrs.

  Suvla Bay.

  8-10-1915.

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  Map showing Suvla Bay, the Agean Sea, rivers, hills, and cities. From Sulva Point to Tekke Tepe and from Gaba Tepe to Koja Dere. Scale in corner. 

  Map of the Anzac-Suvla Bay section, where the heaviest

  fighting took place.

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