TCD MS 3416 page 46
[June 1916]
The Turk officer then had to sort us out by asking each in turn if we were “Allemand” or “Inglis” amidst a general uproar of laughter! We packed up early on the 14th of June, ready to start, but our transport did not turn up in time, so our departure was postponed till 5 p.m. The railway over the or Anti Taurus Mountains was not completed, but a light railway for constructional purposes was nearing completion. We were informed that our journey that night would be of 8 hours duration to the foot hills; however, we marched all night and reached HASAN BEGLIE at 4 a.m. next morning. We halted after the first 8 hours to rest the horses: here, those who wished were told that they could take a short cut up the mountain, for all of us had to march to the summit to rest the horses as much as possible: accordingly most of us took this short cut and arrived at the summit at midnight, where we awaited the arrival the carts which had to go by the winding road. We all started off to climb the hill in the moonlight by a very precipitous goat track covered with stones and undergrowth – For reasons