April 25th, 1915
Dearest Mother,
Please do not be alarmed to hear that I have joined the War over in Gallipoli. I have left all my jobs as Clerks, watchmaker and jeweller to come join the War. I enlisted on the 21st of August 1914 as a 3rdAustralian field ambulance, and soon departed Australia on the 20th of October 1914, onboard the HMAT Medic 7, along with many other South Australians. The journey was rough, but we made it. We were the first boat to land on the shores at Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915.
We were established on the beach, in front of were all the other boats are landing. We were soon in action being responsible for the ‘second line’ casualty evacuation from the ‘first line’ Regimental Aid Posts. Our fastest evacuation
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I’m excited yet very nervous I’m not sure what to expect. I wonder if War is going to be like what is says in the posters, if it’s fun shooting guns and serving your country.
26th of April 1915
Dear diary,
Today has been quite exciting, the vessel I have been onboard the HMAT Medic 7 was the first boat to land on the shores of Gallipoli.
Although I haven’t even been here for 24 hours. I have already seen and experienced the unthinkable. Many of my fellow ship mates didn't even make it, due to diseases that made their immune system very week. This was hard to watch as I have never experienced firsthand death.
The nights are cold the frost is so thick and if we are lucky if we get a little square of cotton to use as a blanket. The trenches are squishy, I have no room to myself and there are piles of people upon people.
The stars illuminate the sky making every move visible. I have to hide under the trench walls at night, so that the light the stars provide won’t reveal where I am. To the enemies on the hills and in the aircrafts above. The nights are so loud, I can barely even hear myself think over the loud noises the circling aircrafts are
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the most courageous in the eventful two and half hours it took for the ship to
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