New Britain herald., 1915-08-07

7o9 at the point of the ,bayonet. 12 o'clock we charge the Turks at the point of the bayonet.'
 Carried Mothers Picture.
 Private William Sykes, of the Sth Battalion, Manchester Regiment, en- listed as No. .2O29, at the age of sev- enteen years and five months had nothing but his letters on his person when found. Most of them were writ ten by his mother, gentle middle aged woman, according to her photo graph, which the boy carried with him. The letters are addressed 70: "Our dear son Will" There is a pho tograph that shows "WilI' among "is five sisters and there is another tax en when enlisted, showing Will" r a chubby youngster with a wondering innocent stare in his large eyes. He ,s clothed in very smart uniform that is trifle too large. One can almost sense his endeavor to fill it.
 Story of ''Lucky'' Lynch.
 The most remarkable document m the lot is that of captain F. l. Lyncn regiment unknown. There is some doubt as to the second initial, which may be intended for a "D' or "J."
 His diary is we'll kept, gives the most minute details, and mirrors mind constantly under great strain. There are in it many illusions to him self as "lucky" man or a man with a charmed life"
 The captain left Rugby on Wednes- day, March IT, for Alexandria. The French he met en route he refers IS those funny little Frenchmen." His stay in Egypt is given in the diary in bleak notes devoid of interest. On Wednesday, April 21 his ship arrived in Saros Bay. On the same day the Turks fired on the British transport "Manita' with the result that about 70 soldiers jumped overheard, of which number about 60 were drowned according to the entries in Captain Lynch'S diary.
 Of the many entries a few will be given here in the exact words of Cap tain Lynch:
 Sunday, April 25-I was the sole survivor out of company of 85 rank and file, the majority of whom were killed outright. In the morning just before we retired, ban daged a sergeant of the R. M. L. l., whose brains were hanging out of the back of his head. A sniper sud- denly fired couple of shots, wound ing again some of the wounded. I took a little time to locate the devil, and fired shot, bringing him down hill 200 feet above. I took the belt from his rifle and put it in my pock- ct for a keepsake. I was very much surprised to find him to be a Ger man. I gave him fine death about six of seven bayonet thrusts just 10 finish him off. l didn't try to kill him." (sic)
 Military Routine Recorded.
 Between April and May 15, Cap- tain Lynch confined himself to entries of little interest. Nothing but mili- tary routine is recorded.
 May 15, Turkish guns reached base killing S5 horses and four men, and wounding sixteen men. On the 18th the Turks killed 80 horses and twenty men,"
 In the same entry Captain Lynch speaks of deserter who had been caught and, as he thinks, will be sen- fenced to death. Four others, ,e
 
 death, but sentence had been com muted to ten years penal servitude. Of the four one was sergeant cor poral and three were priVatcs, be- longing to the Munster Fusileers and the Worcester Regiment. There is little sleep to be had, and the Turks give no quarter, says the entry, nor do they permit the care of the wound ed and killed because the German of- ficers are against this. Captain Lynch writes of his own trench as beiEg filled with dead men and accoutre- ment.
 Turks Are Plucky.
 May 19, Turks showed great pluck. We like the way the Turks come to us in great bundles as the Ger mans. They fall like nine-pins. You can't help hitting the brutes, they simply walk into our bullets
 Saturday, May 22, had a very nar- row escape. Was unbuttoning my great coat I bent my head to see what had happened, when a bullet hit me a bang on the top knot Had I not bent my napper I would have been buried by now. My luck must have been in. The bullet was like ton of bricks falling on top of me. Fighting at it's worst at present. Tie firing is awful"
 Tuesday, May 24, the Manchester Brigade has been split up and sent to different units for discipline, some of them giving us great laughs; of course, they are only Terriers"
 Turks SplendidIy Equipped