TCD MS 3414 folio 22 recto
[May-June 1915]
I began to realise the horrors of warfare
reached the trenches an easy first accounting for several Turks with his revolver. We took 84 prisoners. We halted there for a short time & I began to realise the horrors of warfare the sight of the mangled dead & the groans of the dying will ever remain in my mind. Lieut Kearsly was left there to bury the dead, & I & Capt Stephens went on with Capt Henley’s company to carry out a flank attack on the right of the next position, Tower Hill: the remainder of the regiment were to attack frontally. The occupants of this hill offered but slight resistance & soon displayed the white flag & more prisoners were taken. A field gun crew on this hill had put up a most gallant fight, the emplacement was blown to bits, the crew killed to a man & the whole covered with the yellow dust of our high-explosive < again the work of the Hampshire Howitzers,> & a round was found in the breach ready for firing. Our artillery <had> again [given] us splendid support & we lost no one <though Capt CF Henley & Sgt Armint of my platoon were slightly wounded.> At this moment the 103rd took Gun Hill & several hundred prisoners, & the 22nd Punjabis had taken One Tree Hill <on the left bank>. The infantry halted on the Positions won, & seized the opportunity of a meal, for it was now about 3 p.m. The River flotilla confirmed their bombardment of Bahrein, the enemys main position some