The Dardanelles

Southland Times, Issue 17584, 20 November 1915, Page 6

The Dardanelles

BRITISH OFFENSIVE RESUMED. TRENCHES CAPTURED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright) LONDON, November IS. The British have resumed the offensive at the Dardanelles, and the 52nd Division has captured 280 yards of ches on Krithia Nullah. DETAILS OP THE FIGHT. CAREFULLY PEEPA3ED ATTACK. BX.IGKT CASUALTIES. LONDON, November IS. Deceived November .10, 5.5 p.m. The Press Bitreau states that the officer commanding in the Mediterranean ' cables that the 52nd Division carried out a successful attach on the 15th, for which careful preparations had been made for a considerable time. Three mines were exploded successfully under the enemy’s trenches on Krithia Kullali at three o’clock in the afternoon. The infantry pushed on immediately and captured 160 yards of trenches east of the ITnil ah and 120 yards on the west. The captured trenches were immediately consolidated. Bombing parties pushed up the communication trenches and erected barricades. The battleships assisted by bombarding. The position was consolidated by sin o’clock in the evening. The enemy’s batteries was very erratic and the Turkish infantry suffered considerably by our machine gun and rifle ( Are. A counter-attack on the night of the 16th was easily repulsed. British casualties totalled 50 killed and woTindcd. Seventy Turkish bodies were found in the captured positions, and thirty others were killed by the explosion of the mines. THE HIGH COMMISSIOHEE’S BEPOET PULLER DETAILS. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, ISth November, 7.20 p.m. : The 52nd Division carried out a very successful attack on the Turkish trenches last Monday. Careful preparations had been going on for a considerable time. Three mines were exploded successfully under the enemy’s trenches in the neighbourhood of the Krithia Nullah, and the infantry pushing forward immediately after captured 2SO Turks and a trench east of the Nullah, and KiO yards of the trench to the west. The captured trenches were consolidated by bombing parties, who pushed on up the communication trenches, erecting barricades. Simultaneously our artillery opened on the enemy’s reserve support trenches with two 14-inch guns, monitors and H.M.S. Bdgar co-operating. They maintained the fire until the position was reported consolidated at 6 p.m. The enemy’s batteries replied heavily but very eratioaily, doing little damage. The Turks in the neighbouring trenches, who fired heavily, were caught by machine guns, ride tire, and bombs, suffering considerably, their lire becoming wild. A counter-attack made two nights after was easily repulsed. Our casualties wore under 50 killed and wounded. Over 70 Turkish dead were seen in the captured positions, and wounded prisoners reported that over thirty were buried by the explosion of one mine. A FOOTBALLER’S APPEAL. ENEMY “IST OUR TWENTT-riVE.", “ EVERT MAN JACK MUST COME.” SYDNEY, November 19. The secretary of the Itugby Union has received a letter from Dr Moran, who captained the ’Wallaby team which toured Britain, and who is now convalescent after service in Gallipoli. The letter embodies a characteristic footballer’s appeal. "Von must all come if you want to win the war —every man Jack. .Slackers and shirkers merit only a noose of rope. It is Hie only game worth playing now. They are in onr twenty-tive. Send us men, men, men, more men ft is the best game in history. There are no rules and the only referee is posterity, which lias a whistle that cannot be heard. Yes, they’re in our twentylive at present, but when wc heel out onr ammunition more clearly we shall move forward. -Meanwhile wc want men of the Anzac breed.’’ RETURNED TROOPER’S DEATH, AVKLLINGTON, November 19. Trooper Thomas -Marshall, married, 2S years of age, and belonging to Lower Unit, died at the Wellington Hospital last ’night. He had been ill for three months. BOLL OF MM CASUALTY LIST. The following list was issued by the Government yesterday ; —■ DIED OF DISEASE OTAGO -MOt’NTKD T’JI’T.ES. Died of enteric and branchial pneumonia, November Pith - Trooper \\ . J’OSTEk. OTA GO BA T T ALIGN. Died of typhoid. November 2nd. and buried at sea —ITiv. K. G. JEKKEIUES. wounded WICI.I-IXOTUN i! ATTA 810 X. Gunshot Wound— Private A. .1. J’L’KJIKLK. N.Z. !■’l ELD ENG 1 X KIO I IS. Reported wounded, October 21111) Sapper J- McK.VV. (’ANT 17 KB f UY MOUNT HI) BIKI.KS, Trooper W. "W. OABTKR. PI ELD A KTILIjEHY. Slight debilily—Gunner A. .1. RIDKKR. OTAGO 1 1A TTALIO N. Kntorie, severe Lieut. H. V. TRUCK AB. HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT. Admitted Ist London General Hospital; Divisional 1 lead,iuarlors —Private D. B. L. Rose. Disembarked Malta, slightly side: Kiehl Artillery—Gunners O. Hamilton, D. Murchison; Lieut. 11. G 1 Wilding. Engineers —Sappers K. 11. Bloomfield and H. Travis. , Army Service Corps—Corporal 11. Armstrong; Driver K. C. Dacrc. Medical Corps—Private G, H. Health

, Recovered and leaving Alexandria for the Front:-

Headquarters Staff Private 11. S, AicAllister.

Auckland Alounted Rifles —Corporal J. A. Ross, Trooper A. H. Wilson. Wellington Alounted Rilles—Troopers O. C. Baldwin, R. B. Boyd. O. Stuart. Otago Alounted Rifles—Trooper T. E. Enright.

Field Artillery—Gunner S. „T. Walsh. Divisional Engineers Sappers D. A. Steer and C. Cantor. Auckland Battalion —Private J. H. Carter; Scrgt. J. G. Gasparic; Privates E. 1\ Miller. L>. W. Williams, Wellington Battalion Private S. C. Adams.

Canterbury Battalion—Privates V. J. Brown, AV. S. Maxwell, W. C. Quinn and S. Shirley. The following wounded and convalescent have been discharged, now convalecent at Alexandria: — Headquarters Private ft. S. Leslie; Trooper i£. Waterworth. Private A. Cockroft, Trooper G. D. Jury. Auckland -Alounted Li lies—Trooper S. B. Tonks.

Canterbury Mounted Hi lies—Scrgt. T IT. Neal.

N.Z. Field Artillery—Gunner 11. L. Collins, Trooper G. H. Cooper. Gunners T. Flavell, J. 11. Rackham, A. J. Brown, J. Stone. N.Z. Field Engineers—Gunner B. Hirst, Corp. J. G. Meek.

Auckland Battalion—Prlv, W. A. Evans, Lance-corp. T. L, Hill. Sergt. W. L. Salmon. 4

Wellington Battalion—Priv. H. Hassell. Canterbury Battalion —Private E. W. Willett. / Otago Battalion—Privates W. McGregor, T. V. McKnight, D. Sellars. The following wounded and convalescent. discharged now convalescent at Alexandria:— N.Z. Medical Corps Privates S. H. Cowan and A. E. Jackson. N.Z. Veterinary Corps—Private T. F. Duffy. Dangerously ill. 3rd Australian General Hospital, Mudrbs, November 14th; — Canterbury Battalion Private E. IT. W. Rainey. Pronounced out of danger, November 1.3 th:— Auckland Mounted Rifles—Trooper J'. S. Paterson. Admitted Ist Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, wounded severely:— Auckland Battalion—Priv. .1. Gould. Admitted Welsh Metropolitan Hospital, Wb itch urch. Cardift': N.Z. Field Engineers Sapper R. IT. Wright. Admitted 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, sick ,not serious': — Auckland Mounted Rifles—Trooper T. H. Bond. Admitted Christchurch (N.Z.) Hospital, November 14th, appendicitis:— N»Z. Rifle Brigade, 2nr Battalion —Private E. Unsworth. Disembarked Malta from Hospital Ship “.Somali,'’ October 25th, slightly sick; — Wellington Battalion Private E. H. Kimberley. Admitted Netley Hospital, England, sick.— , Canterbury Battalion Private H. F. Budd. Otago Battalion—Enteric, Private C. P. Cart hew. Proceeding to Convalescent Home, Luxoi - :—■ Army Nursing Service Nurse V. McCosh Smith. Rejoined Regiment from Hospital, October 13th:— Otago Battalion- —Priv. E. Johnson. MAORI CONTINGENT. Dangerously ill, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria. October 30th —Priv. P. Kingi. Admitted Clearing Hospital, Eastleigh, England, dysentery—Priv. H. Howell. Admitted N.Z. General Hospital, Pont de Koubboh, Cairo, November 15th, gunshot wound in wrist —Corp. P. O. Meihana. Rejoined regiment from Malta —Private T. Paputene, Priv. T. P. Siddney. Wounded, convalescent, discharged, now convalescent at Alexandria —Private R. Matin,