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24.01.2022 The germans made a gas attack late last night, we felt the effects of the weeping gas but very slightly. #AnzacLive
21.01.2022 One hundred years ago, the greatest tactical success of the entire Gallipoli venture took place - the final evacuation from Anzac Cove of thousands of soldiers, right under the noses of the Turks. These are the last days at Anzac, in the words of our beloved Archie Barwick. #AnzacLive
20.01.2022 I went for a walk with a couple of mates into the upper part of the wood today and had a look through the trench defences of it
20.01.2022 It has been a beautiful day and our planes have been exceptionally active, as many as 7 planes were to be seen at one time. #AnzacLive
20.01.2022 Today has been extremely wet. I went into Weymouth tonight for my tunic which I have had altered and got pretty wet walking home. #AnzacLive
20.01.2022 Another bombardment even more heavy than last nights went on throughout the night
19.01.2022 Dear Mother, very pleased to receive your letter ... well no doubt you have seen the casualty lists and seen that our lot have been in action, well once again I got through alright and probably it will be some time before we are in action again. Our unit suffered more than any other Fld Amb, we lost 3 killed and 16 wounded which is an extremely high percentage considering that we had only about 75 men in the field ...
17.01.2022 It has been another fine day and the place is drying up nicely. #AnzacLive
16.01.2022 Marched to Warloy at about 1pm and took over a dressing station there, we erected bell tents and occupied them. The dressing station is the No1 Auxiliary Warloy and is the principle station for the Albert section of the line.
14.01.2022 The weather is extremely cold and today it has been snowing slightly. We are in old buildings of any description. I was in an old loft for a week and it was awfully cold, I was not sorry when we made a move, our present billet is much better, it is in an old school but it is pretty warm and dry, although the windows are all out owing to shell fire. #AnzacLive
14.01.2022 We had a spray of the good old wattle given to us last night ... and it was good to see a little of old Aust. once again, although it was only a spray of the golden blossom. #AnzacLive
14.01.2022 A number oif gas cases came in today, most of the patients today were 2nd Division
14.01.2022 We have a cat, and had a hedgehog here for about a week until he ran off, we called the cat Anzac and the hedgehog Achi Baba, he was an extremely comical customer, if you brushed his spikes backwards he would unroll himself and scoot off into some dark corner and roll up into a ball again. One night we put him into one of the Corporals beds, I guess he got some shock when he put his foot on old Achi Babas prickly back. #AnzacLive
13.01.2022 I spent the evening at the pictures which has reopened after the breakdown of its engine #AnzacLive
12.01.2022 The funeral of our late comrade M Guthrie took place at 10am from Sydney Hall hospital, it was a very impressive ceremony being carried out with full military honours. #AnzacLive
12.01.2022 I got leave from 1pm and went into Estaires ... we saw the interior of the church and had a look through the village. #AnzacLive
12.01.2022 A mail arrived today, received letters from Mother, Stan, Eva and Ciss.
12.01.2022 We only lasted 3 days out in the vicinity of the fighting , it was a veritable hell and shambles. We would not have lasted a day at Anzac against artillery such as we are facing over here.
10.01.2022 The scenery in this country is beautiful. We passed through Amiens and Versailles and stopped for tea at Abbeville, after leaving there the country is very marshy and evidence of the war became more and more pronounced... #AnzacLive
09.01.2022 Four enemy planes flew over at a great height about midday, they are the first enemy planes we have seen up since arriving here
08.01.2022 We washed out our hut this morning and gave it a good cleaning out. #AnzacLive
08.01.2022 Well today is a beautiful day, the finest that we have had since arriving here. We were paid a little while ago and tonight we will be able to celebrate the first anniversary of Anzac Day by having a decent feed for once, our rations are terribly cut down to what we have been used to... #AnzacLive
08.01.2022 Struck camp this morning, the tent section and transport moved off and left us behind ... we shifted across the road and fixed up bivouacs for ourselves in an orchard.
06.01.2022 H.R.H. The Prince of Wales paid us a visit and inspected the camp this morning, he rode through the camp amongst the men who gave him a fine reception. #AnzacLive
05.01.2022 It was a very wet day today and the no parade was sounded we spent the day indoors playing bridge which is the chief passtime here. #AnzacLive
04.01.2022 A biplane made a beautiful spiral dive from the clouds and came down almost to earth between our hospital and the ruined town of Levant. #AnzacLive
03.01.2022 I went to the dentist at 10am but have to wait about my teeth. #AnzacLive
03.01.2022 The Tommies left here early this morning and a number of the A.F.A took the place later in the day
03.01.2022 On December 20, 1915, the Anzacs pulled away from Gallipoli. After eight months of horror, a legend had begun. At this stage we will bid a temporary farewell to... our characters: John Monash, Alice Ross-King, Bert Reynolds, Hector Brewer, Arthur James Adams, Archie Barwick. New adventures await and you will meet again. In the meantime this Anzac Live narrator page will continue - please enjoy the journey with us and thank you for all your support thus far. Merry Christmas. #AnzacLive See more
03.01.2022 We went for a march into Weymouth and back along the Chickeral road this morning. #AnzacLive
03.01.2022 I have been on duty from 3pm till 11pm loading the wagons and carrying patients to the wards from the dressing room.
02.01.2022 I spent the morning putting together a flight of stairs for the hospital billet. #AnzacLive
02.01.2022 I started work in the hospital and before the day was out, I was a patient in it. I was bringing down the dinner and almost got to the foot of the stairs when the ship gave a rather violent lurch and I slipped down the remaining couple of steps, getting the contents of a bucket of stew, or to be more correct soup with meat in it, all over my face and right arm, my mates put olive oil all over my face and put me to bed. #AnzacLive
01.01.2022 I spent the morning putting up shelves in the transport cookhouse. #AnzacLive
