1st Battalion War Diary, April 1915: Difference between revisions
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| The Battn. continued to hold the same line & the day passed much as the previous one had done, no fighting but continual [[sniping]].
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| Soon after midday it was seen that our infantry was on the point of capturing Hill 138 & shortly afterwards this was accomplished & a Field Battery opened on the enemy as they retired by the E. Krithia nullah in the direction of Achi Baba.<br>
All [[sniping]] at once ceased & all pressure on the line by the enemy relaxed.<br>
Parties were sent out to reconnoitre the places from which most of the [[sniping]] had come & it was found on investigation that the enemy had suffered severely, from 20 to 30 dead being counted in the valley previously referred to & in the SNIPERS HUT N of it.
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| The Battn continued to hold the same line & the day passed much as the previous one had done, no fighting but continual [[sniping]]. Soon after midday it was seen that our infantry was on the point of capturing Hill 138 & the OLD CASTLE & shortly afterwards this was accomplished. A Field Battery opened on the enemy as they retired in the direction of ACHI BABA.<br>
All [[sniping]] at once ceased & all pressure on the line by the enemy was at once relaxed.<br>
Parties were sent out to reconnoitre the places from which most of the [[sniping]] had come & it was found on investigation that the enemy had suffered severely. From 30 to 40 dead being counted in the valley, previously referred to, & in the SNIPERS HUT N of it.
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