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Title: With the Twenty-ninth division in Gallipoli, a chaplain's experiences
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Creighton, Oswin
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns Turkey and the Near East
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Longmans, Green and co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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it all, but it is an awful desperate business. SPECIAL ORDER General Headquarters, May 12^ 1915- For the first time for eighteen days and nights it hasbeen found possible to withdraw the 29th Division fromthe fire fight. During the whole of that long period of unprecedented strain the Division has held ground orgained it, against the bullets and bayonets of the con-stantly renewed forces of the foe. During the whole of that long period they have beenilluminating the pages of military history with theirblood. The losses have been terrible, but minglingwith the deep sorrow for fallen comrades arises afeeling of pride in the invincible spirit which hasenabled the survivors to triumph where ordinary troops must inevitably have failed. I tender to Major-General Hunter-Weston and to hisDivision at the same time my profoundest sympathywith their losses and my warmest congratulations on their achievement. Ian Hamilton, General.The rest was for five days. > > > .»». ^, » »1 J J >
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Headquarters' Mess, Royal Fusiliers, early in May, in centre of Cape Helles, with author CHAPTER VIII QUIETER DAYS (May 15—31) Saturday, May 15.—I stayed in camp all day, writings my diary, except when the Black Marias started andwe all rushed down to the beach under shelter of the cliff. Fortunately, though several fell, none did any damage that day. But one feels such a fool cowering under a cliff. I crawled back after a while andvisited the C.C.S., which was being emptied. Therehad been practically no casualties all this week, andvery little fighting. In fact W beach, the base camp, is now the most dangerous spot. H returned at 7.30, and I then went back to the R.F.s to spenda last night with them. I took two funerals in theafternoon. I also w^ent round to try and arrange aboutsome services in camp, but found it very difficult, asthere are so many odd units, and could only leave anotice with the camp adjutant. No Black Marias fellafter i p.m. Sunday, May 16.—I was up in good time to getready for a 7.30 Celebration. Most of

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