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Gallipoli Diary

Wednesday 14/4/15

Wednesday 14/4/15.

At 6 am.
entered the splendid harbour
of Lemnos. piloted by a
torpedo boat destroyer. The
harbour is practically full of
transports, colliers, and
naval craft. The latter
includes 1 Russian & [gap — reason: illegible]numerous
French ships, the whole fleet
being headed by the splendid
& formidable looking battle cruiser
Queen Elizabeth. The inner
harbour is protected from
submarine or other attacks by
a boom of nets & mines across
the narrows thro' which we
passed. It is rumoured that
we may be here a couple page 30 of weeks owing to our
having to wait for more
troops which are necessary
to our operations. Turkish &
German forces are reported to
be very active in Gallipoli &
two nights ago several bombs
were dropped in this harbour
from an aeroplane. All lights
are therefore screened & small
craft patrols the entrance
night & day.. A few houses
& military camps are to be
seen ashore round the
[gap — reason: illegible]scantily grassed slopes of the
surrounding hills. Lemnos
appears to be an ideal Naval
base & the British authorities
were exceedingly shrewd in
securing this new outpost
for the Empire. Held a
successful concert on board
“Itonus” this evening.