19th June 1915

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First thing I was acquainted with was

Fred in dressing station with slight

wound in thigh, caught by a

sniper after 3 shots at 1000 yards

Range whilst effecting barb

wire entanglements in front

of inner defence trenches

on left of Monash Gully

Said good bye 9.15 AM when

he left for the Hospl ship lying

a short distance off West of Anzac

Cove where we now are, (Sicilia

3 masted, 7000 tonnes Hospl Ship)

He was looking a little pale

but was feeling “allright”

according to his own words

Rooney’s gone & now Fred

What’s to be the fate of Me?

READ & LISTEN to ALL of the 1915 DIARY

An artillery man in his dugout at Gallipoli

Reference: Australian War Memorial

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Diary of an ANZAC soldier. A WWI diary found in 2022. One man's story, told 108 years later.

Lest we forget.