4th Infantry Brigade: ANZAC intelligence bulletins

Start Date
01 May 1915
End Date
30 June 1915
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MS 1884-Papers of General Sir John Monash, 1876-1934 [manuscript]./Class [unnumbered]/Series 8/File 1203
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SBORSI  

AMZAO IHIELLIOEHOK BOLLUÏIIΠ5th JUNE 1015,  

loial Jïomtvcr 01’ prisoners tak on at Ruim’ Poat laot night,  

30. Thirty of thea* from 57th regt and from Sapper” Batt-  

alion.. Following statements have boon made by them  

Host of 57th regt· oapturod belong to ”SHI" Battalion  

which was attached to the 42nd rogt at ISMID for tifo months.  

20 -25 days ago 500 of thorn wore sent to the 57th rogt to fill  

gaps caused by casualties.  

They la vo no Gorman officers and have soon sanat none,  

except’ ono who inspected the tronchos some days ago.  

Thoy have soon the 70th, 64th, 57th, 27th, 15th and 5$rd  

rogimonts.  

Thoy have boon told roinfor oemon ta wore oxpootod ovory-day  

and hoard the 4th and 6th Divisions mentioned as coming. Sorao say  

thoy have hoard that throe divisions havo already arrivod from  

Adrianoplo and oro doso at hand.  

 

Thoy generally stato that ammun it ion is plentiful but thoy  

havo recently boon warned to bo careful of it. Ono stated that  

10 days ago they wore told to bo very oaroful of rations and  

ammunition as ships might not bo able to roach thorn from Oorurtanti-  

noplo.  

Thoro has boon certain amount of slight sicknosa in tho  

tronchos but nothing of any oonsoquonoo..  

All stated they ’wanted poaco and »omo said thoy had hoard  

four days ago that peace pourparlers wore going on and thoy prayed  

It rugghi ho true as thoy wantod to got back  

Thov wore· obliged to fight and shot if thoy  

to thoir families..  

Thoy  

Offloors told thorn that "onoo  

the end”*. Several mon havo  

Thoy woro -also told by thoir  

surrendering and so mon said "If  

handed over again when the British  

told no talos o‘f Turkish victorios  

did not obc  

Thoir  

in tho tronchos you must fight to  

already boon shot for rotroating.  

officers that wo wore on tho point  

do surrender now siiceli bo  

of  

surrond or".  

at tho South  

Thoy -iiad boon  

of tho Peninsula  

Tho proclamations dropped from our aeroplanes woro picked  

up and teaken to an officer but some of tho raon hoard tho contents.  

All stato hand grenades and bombs do much damage Tho  

periscope riflo is thought terrible weapon..  

olios.  

at tac  

All agree their officers  

Ono said tho captain of  

od last night.  

do not corno into tho firing tron-  

tlioir Company ran away when wo  

All  

led that they had soon no barbed wire  

Tho guns nono admitted having soon. Ono  

guns woro straight up tho hill throe-Quartors of  

thoir tronchos at Quinn’s Post.  

-cm ometti Uin  

an hour behind  

pn OfiWivr was again mentioned as baso  

of «vielen cLcao»4ìb»d a» -being half an hour  

ti Ba »  

and tho headquarto  

from Bo glial to  

Men in tho firing tronchos horro to fetch thoir water from  

near Bagnali,  

Our attack laat night carao as surprise. It waa not  

anticipated in any way.  

Turkish companie aro supplied with many bombs.  

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