| Regiment | 5th Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Gallipoli, Gully Beach |
| Entry | Landed at V beach at 1.25a.m. Landed quite unopposed. B Coy and Bn H.Q. landed and marched 3 1/2 miles 3a.m to GULLY BEACH 3 a.m. Bivouacked on cliff side. 3.15 a.m A Coy followed and bivouacked at 3.15a.m. 5.10a.m C & D Coy arrived and bivouacked (under Major H.W.F Rickets) having followed by SS Elkehira 8a.m Lt J.C Bush, Lt A.W Huckett and 50 N.C.O's and men with 3 M.G. ordered to move to fire trenches permanently. 9.40a.m This party moved, man handling guns, having been delayed by lack of transport. 9.45a.m GULLY BEACH Got in touch with Bde for the first time for 19 days. Regt is in Divisional Reserve and will move into fire trenches on Monday. Intermittent artillery firing heard throughout the afternoon. 4-5.30p.m Shelled at long range with shrapnel. Which was burst with great regularity, but very high. One man was wounded, but the neighbouring regiment (6th K.O. Lancaster's) report several casualties. 5.30p.m 14 Officers visited Bde H.Q but having been delayed by bad guiding, were too late to be shown the trenches. 6.15p.m A few shells came over and burst without doing any damage. Weather fine and hot. ACB |
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