THE DARDANELLES

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13258, 24 November 1915, Page 6

THE DARDANELLES

(High Commissioner's Cable). LONDON, Nov, 22. At "Russell Top," in the Anzac zone, where the Turks recently fired a mine, we occupied on Saturday part of the enemy's underground workings, A fight occurred underground. Two Turks were shot by our officers and several others were killed with bombs. In the Dardanelles two British aero, planes successfully attacked the railway station at Farejik, near Enos, on Friday. One machine was brought down by the enemy's fire, the pilot managing to land in the marshes on the opposite side of the river, where he burnt his machine. The second pilot landed beside'him and brought him away just in time "to escape capture. CASUALTY LIST. Died 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester: — Medical Corps: Pvt. E. Ibbotson. . Reported wounded, now reported died of wounds:— Wellington Mounted: Lieut. G. D. Mayo. Previously reported missing, now re. ported killed in action:— Otago Mounted: Lieut. E. S. Perry. Previously reported missing, now reported dead: — Canterbury Mounted: Lieut. 0. Haytcr. Previously reported missing, now reported by unit killed in action:— Lieut. J. Henderson. Canterbury Battalion: Pvts. J. Anderson, S. C. Blake. Previously reported missing, further repoitSl W'« ded > nm reported killed In action:-; _ Q Auckland Battalion: Pvt. J. <$W aS Died at sea, Nov. 11th, Hospital Ship Neuralia, gunshot wounds abdomen (wounded second occasion):— Acting-Corporal J. G. Jackson. Previously reported missing, further reported wounded, new reported missing, Aug. 7th: — Canterbury Battalion: Pvt. J. A. Jones. Wounded Nov. Wtfe (second occasion) : Wellington Mounted: 2nd Lieutenant J. B. Craiekshank.