Olive Grove battery which has accounted for 600 men along beach in 12
weeks, is being well peppered this afternoon by Monitor. Great clouds
of dust rising from their position. Shrapnel dropping over Indiana
Mountain. Battery is annoying us again. So far today 3 wounded from this
direction. Mate scored a tin of Ideal milk from Serg Dewar – what a
luxury
Although I need a decent feed
And feel damn weak and funny
The beach is “dry” there’s naught to buy
So what’s the use of money?
Inoculated
once more against Cholera. Two more hit on road in last half hour - one
seriously. There are more casualties (on the average day) behind the
firing line than there are in the trenches. It seems rotten policy to
have men drilling and working in exposed places just as dangerous on
account of shrapnel as the front trenches are from snipers. Deasley –
who said they would never get him – hit by sniper while carrying clay.
Lieut. Kerr, who is one of the just returned wounded, hit in stomach by
shrapnel. Died 11pm
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