14th December 1915

North Beach, Anzac, looking north to Suvla Bay, just prior to evacuation in December 1915.

[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - J02534]

Tuesday 14^th

I went to see Olly G this afternoon & on returning to Headquarters I found all our records packed up in cases & other gear. I was informed I was to be in charge of it & after tea it was all carried down & we were supposed to leave with it late in the evening. For some reason we did not go & I had to sleep on the Beach. Some of our men & another gun went by way of a Transport. My instructions were to stick to the luggage no matter where it went.

[Courtesy of State Library of New South Wales - William Sparkes diary]

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(Captain Alan Percy Crisp, temporary O/C 7^th Battery)

Battery did not fire.  Received orders for 1 Officer + 10 men to embark tonight with technical stores + Battery records.

2400 Lieut. Hodgens + party of 10 men as ordered with records + technical stores embarked at midnight.

[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - Official unit war diary, 7th Battery]

[Author's Note: The Unit Diary of the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, kept by Major

Hughes as temporary Officer Commanding, falls silent as at the 13^th December 1915 - 

the remaining pages in the Unit Diary for December details the oirder of evacuation

for the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, which will be posted in a later entry.]