One of the field guns of Phillips Battery (4th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade),
in its emplacement at Gallipoli - this may have been one of the guns which
weathered the Turkish artillery onslaught detailed by Col. Rosenthal below.
[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - G01984]
May 30 Sunday
Quiet until about 2pm when enemy delivered attack on our left supported by fire of guns of all calibres up to 8 or 9 inch.
Quiet until about 2pm when enemy delivered attack on our left supported by fire of guns of all calibres up to 8 or 9 inch.
Sunday 30th May
Today we celebrate the termination of our fifth
week in Gallipoli. We had a quiet morning, but after lunch the enemy again
bombarded us with all sorts of Artillery, large and small, but I think without
doing much damage. I was fascinated watching two guns of Phillips’ Battery. For
half an hour the enemy placed heavy common shell all around him, but still his
guns answered back defiance, and finally silenced the larger guns. The
detachments must have nerves of iron to stand up and serve their guns during
such a bombardment.
Went round position at junction of 1st and 2nd
Sections this morning with Col Hobbs. Capt Waite took up duty as understudy to
Major Hughes. Very quiet night.
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