21st September 1915

Turkish soldiers in a covered shelter at Kanle Sirt (Plateau 400), on which the 7th Battery

continued to fire throughout September 195, in retaliation for the bombardment of 

Australian trenches at Lone Pine (below).

[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - A02599]

Tuesday 21st Sept 

The same. We had a lot of shelling to-day.

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

Sept. 21

(Lieutenant Sydney Francis Hodgens, temporary O/C 7th Battery)

07.30 No. 3 gun fired 4 rds. P.S. (at range of 950^x) at enemy’s parapets on crest of PLATEAU 400, N. end of SURPRISE GULLY Sq. 68-B-6, in retaliation to enemy’s gun firing at LONESOME PINE.  Effect – Parapets damaged.

1120 Party digging earthworks at 55-K-5.  Engaged by 9^th Battery.

1750 No. 3 gun fired 3 rds. P.S. at same target as engaged at 0730 causing further damage to parapets.  Retaliation for gun firing one LONESOME PINE.

15.50 Party engaged on earthworks on GUN RIDGE, Sq. 68-S-2.

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