August 9th
Usual shelling, and some nasty ones amongst them.
Ride up the gully and have a good gallop on a new little horse with Williams.
Afternoon
Can see new landing through glasses. Gorse there seems on fire. Transports very busy going to and fro on horizon.
Ride up the gully along the top road at night with Cooke, and have a chat with a few Irish R.A.M.C. pals.
Artillery duels on our front all day. Hear that in addition to Turkish battleship being sunk, also Turkish gunboat and empty transport. Submarine also opened fire on Turkish battalions marching on shore. Our submarine commanders are “some” lads.
Heavy firing from battleships goes on all night up north. Good rumours come in from time to time that the new landing forces have captured the hills in front of them and Anafarta, and are overlooking the Straits the other side. If this is so, then this show will be over in a few weeks.