AMONG THE WOUNDED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13717, 22 June 1915, Page 7

AMONG THE WOUNDED.

fm> : WORK OF THE CHAPLAINS. Chaplain-Captain H. L. Blamirea. of Trinity Methodist Church, Wanganui, who is with the Expeditionary Force, and is at present senior chaplain at the Cairo base, has forwarded an interesting diary, .m the course of which he refers to the return of men wounded on the occasion of the Gallipoli landinff. On April 28th, he saysi— Trains are coming m . daily, and we are kept very busy looking after tho sick and wounded. Much of it is ghastly, but our men have done bravely. It was a wonderful charge, and opened the way for others. New Zealand lost m landing on the Gallipoli peninsula 150 killed and 700 wounded, a total exceeding; olir losses "during the South African Wan This is part of the cost to be- paid for victory. Auckland and Canterbury lost moit heavily. Our troops fixed bayonets while m the water, neck deep, and charged over the hill at the Turks, yelling Arabic cries. We took no prison- ' ers. They fled from the cold steel and the, fierce onslaught, but a flanking lire killed many of our men. Chaplain-Cap-tain McKenzie, of the Salvation Army, Australia, . is imported to have been killed whilo encouraging his men. April 29th. — Our reinforcements soon got forward. News has reached us of heavy casualties. . The hospitals, are all prepared for the wounded, who are expected to-morrow. Chaplains' work is increasing. We had a conference, of , chaplains to-day. Three more chaplains are wanted' for British regiments on loan for hospital work. It seems I am required as base senior chaplain to administer chaplains- work : here for a time. > April 30th.— This evening I visited the Heliopolis Hospital, all visitors, mii eluding staff officers, were excluded. As chaplains we! went through. Most of i the men have shrapnel and shot wounds i in- arms,, legs, and ieet, but they are not ■ very serious. At 10.30 p.m. I met a • train-load of fresh arrivals. Our men • arc very cheery. The train stops at the hospital gates. We do air we can to care for the sick and wounded, and [ arrange social enjoyment and sport for , the spare hours of the more fit. Lot- '■ t ters may be brief now. ', Incidentally Chaplain-Captain Jilamires mentioned m the course of a letj ter to a friend m Wanganui, that his work among the sick and wounded would , be greatly helped if he had money at his 1^ disposal for use among- the men.' This was mentioned to tho secretary of the \ 'Patriotic Committee, and an hour later } £»100 had been cabled to Mr Blamires, i with a request to use it at his discret tion'in providinc -comforts, etc., for sick and wounded soldiers from this district.