HOW CLAUDE DUSTIN DIED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 146, 21 June 1915, Page 8

HOW CLAUDE DUSTIN DIED.

TRYING TO SAVE A WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN". Writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Browne, of Durie Hill, from hospital at El Koin, Meinflh district, Egypt, under date Sunday, May 9th, Private Arthur Brown says:—"'l got a bullet wound under the right shoulder. Lucky it is a clean wound. The fcullet is still in, but the doctor says it trill not affect mc. The Australions were the first to land, at 3 a.m., on the 25th April, the New Zealanders following on at 8 a.m. the same day. The former lost heavily in making *a landing. -They soon drove the Turks at the bayonet point over a high rough scrub ridge facing our landing place. There were no shots fired when Wβ landed at 8 a.m. Our fellows were not long before they got into the firing Hue. I had to wait on the beach until my regiment arrived (they came on a different boat) at 6 o'clock Sunday evening, the 25th. Wo then went out to the left flank of our position, staying there till the following Saturday, Ist May. On Wednesday, 28th, the 13th Regt. were told oft* to bury some of our dead along the beach. We were fired at by snipers in the thicket on the terrace. It was here Bob Currie, of Ross, was shot dead, and two others slightly wounded. We had only buried three of our dead when we -were ordered to retire, having the samo number of dead its when we started. The Wellington Battalion passed our trenches on the left flank on their way to the firing line on Tuesday morning. I was speaking to John (brother) as he passed. He was looking splendid. The warships right up till when I left on Monday last were still firing their big cannons. On Thursday evening, 29th, John passed down along with others for supplies, rations, etc. He said they had been having it pretty warm, and that they were in good trenches. He told mc he had heard that Claude Dustin (well' known in Auckland) was killed while trying t& save a wounded Australian. Poor little McGregor was awfully cut up about it when he heard about it. I heard the next day that he (McGregor) was taken away wounded. I got my wound on Monday last, 3rd May. I "am now iv a native hospital, along with other New Zealanders, and am doing fine. By the time this reaches you I wills }<>' Jack at it again."