It had been
repeatedly and most thoroughly shelled from end to end during the day,
and we expected the Turk to sweep along it again at any minute. We had
just cleared it when this actually happened, and howls behind us took
us back to find that some Indians had been caught in the fire. A Sikh
had a leg almost entirely blown off. Though suffering badly he was
most plucky.

From that time onwards we had a steady flow of wounded, which still
goes on, but those now coming in are being dressed by the Regimental
M.O.'s before they are carried in by our bearers.

As far as I can gather from the wounded the Turks made an attack on
our extreme left at the very hour appointed for the attack by the
French and us. They came on four deep protected by their artillery
which blew in two of our front trenches, which were held by the
S.W.B.'s and Inniskillings. These had to retreat, as many as possible
through their communication trenches, but many had to get over the
parapets and rush back over the open. There were 500 Turks in this
part alone, and our men say only two ever returned, our men forming up
and charging quickly retook what they had lost. We have had several
K.O.S.B.'s from the centre where there was also an attack. These were
more successful from the beginning, and within fifteen minutes had
taken the Turks' first line.

_June 19th._--The above was not the end of last night's work. A little
after midnight we were requested to send a M.O. and as many nursing
orderlies as possible to the Inniskillings Aid Post, where they were
said to be overwhelmed with work. This was at the very top of The
Gully, three-quarters of a mile beyond our station. I jumped at the
opportunity of a little excitement, and set off with five orderlies.
We found the road dotted with dead mules and horses, but could not
find the M.O. for some time. At last he was roused out of his hole
half asleep. He said he had never sent for help, that they were quite
able to cope with the work, his men being at the time occupied with
cases, which seemed to be coming in fast. What cases he had we took
back with us, an Inniskilling who had a bad wound in the foot from a
grenade I helped back with his arm round my neck.

The guide who came for us deserted us half-way to the Aid Post, and on
returning I found him minus his equipment making himself comfortable
for the night in our gully. I ordered him off to the firing line
knowing that this was a favourite dodge t