The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-08

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Some TaIlei, Off Bodies by The
Turks Show Interesting
# Data of peFations.
GALLIPOLI. PENINSULA. Turkey
Many dead British soldiers
have been buried by the Turks
usually after a trench has been
taken. Before the body Il disposed
~ 1s searched for letters or some
other means Of identification. In
the course OF this many interesting
d6cuments. among them dairtes OF
allen omcers and men. have been
found. IA number Of these were
dated Press correspondent with per-
mission to copy such parts he might
care to make use Of.
sSs "a dozen of the dafrtes were read.
Parts Of them are given here. Life
the trenches il pictured as one
long round of tsfatfgue and squad
ing and keeping back the Turks.
whom nearly all had come to respect
and fear.
"a The diary OF Private r. Carries
Worth, Fifth platoon. "Bs com
spany. Eighth Manchester regiment.
30 years old, is somewhat typical Of
those kept by men of his station.
There lisa quaint charm inh his simple
description OF the trip to Egypt and
the Installing Of the regiment In
Mustapha Pacha camp. Alexandria:
The insects there were a plague. his
diary says and the men were glad
when they were transferred to Poly
media camp, on the stslandsof Cyrus.
Then came reference to long route
marches and much drill. Later tho
regiment was sent to Cairo. More
marches followed. Many men fell
out and often officers with humane
inclination would help some poor en-
listed youngster by carrying his rife
for him.
The regiment was picked for SER
vices In the Dardanelles 1t was
embarked on the steamer -.Ionfan''
For about month Private
sCharlesworth fought at Sld-el-Bahr,
life being series of alternate shifts
OF work and rests Then comes
the last entry:
ls on the twenty-sixth (Aday) we
finished the trench. on the twenty
seventh we moved to the second line
a 1strenches.',
"a march past Sir Ian Hamilton
In Egypt appears to have been the
most Important event to another,
whose other entries made in a calen
dar. consist entirely Of on. and
S..ofc'' duty and similar routine re-
4 one Contains VIII.
The dairy Of another contains the
owners will on the inside page Of
the cover. It reads:
Everything I possess togo to my
lsigned) INVERTEBRATES.
SIGH t,stl Battalian Manchester Regi7
the entries are extremely matter
81 May Is, Turks advance
May 16 one Of our officers shot
dead q
May 81. Nothing doing all day. J.
81 Many references to attacks by the
Turks follow, the royal Scots are
given much credit by the writer for
their brave conduct.
May %. Not a minutes sleep
for three days and three nights. x
May 90. We were obliged to-
move to our reserve trench. - .
May 29. During the afternoon
the Eighth B. M. r. battalion Man
chester regiment, were digging in q
trench, which they had advanced to
during the night, when they were
surprised by the Turks. They re-
tired. leaving rifles and equipment
with the rifles and bayonets which
were left behind The artillery and
Infantry peppered them. The Eighth
Essex were to take back the trench.
ana the Sixth who were In the. re-
serve trenches, resting after two,
nights Of advancing and trench dig
gtng, had to go and support them.
The English lost heavily, although
the. Sixth had few casualties. The
Eighth got the order to advance with
fixed bayonets but funked 1t so we
would not let them stay In the
trench and pushed them over the
sparapet. Same day wounded man
crawled into our trench and said that
Ia sergeant and four men were the
only survivors in. a trench. Rein
Increment were sent. Z
4 II May 80. We are still in the
trenches and are getting very worn
may 81. Turks attacking. Eighth
unable to hold their own; one OF our
SpIatoons to aid The Eighth began
10 retire. but the sergeant in charge
sof the Sixth will not allow them to.
retire"
81 Then comes the penultlmate en-
try 1t Is dated:
June 8. Cousin Richard killed
only me left out of the three OF u.s.
And then the last:
June A. Preparing to take hill
zoe at the point of the bayonet.
Twelve o'clock we charge the Turks
sat the point of the bayonet.'
s Private William Sykes. OF the
Eighth Battalion. Manchester regi-
ment, enlisted as No. 2029, at the.
8aRe OF IL years and Ave months.
had nothing but his letters on his
a 81 q Ell