The Dardanelles

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 22, 26 May 1915, Page 6

The Dardanelles

AUSTRALIAN CASUALTY LIST. Unitvo Freb« Association. (Received 1.45 p.m.) Sydney May 26. Killed in Action. Lieuts. Armstrong, H. Armstrong, Newnham, Sergeants Polli, Davis, Corporal Tingbein. Privates Metcalfe, Mclwaine, Cadoux. Died of Wounds. Major Ellis. Lieuts. Ridgway, Elder. Corporals Hid, Foster, Driver Williamson. Privates Nembke. Brock, Bugess, More, Blackwell, Cowan, Emmett, East ham. Coyer, Rilshire, Forden. Died of Pneumonia. Private Howard. Wounded. Major Young, Captain Brache, Lieuts. Howling, Beeher, Chapman, Casam. Hairy, Hininan, Swinson, Sampson. Yoridcn, Burston, and 199 non-commissioned men. Missing. Lieut Brown, Faddy, Collins, Southern, Geddes. Danegrously 111. Two men. THE TURKS AND OUR BOYS. ENEMY BURY 3000 KILLEDv

(Received 2.0 p.in.) London,, May, 24. The I'ress Bureau states that the first French, division at the, Dardanelles oil Friday made considerable proenable them to etaoin slirdlu cmfwyp gress, and got close to the Turkish trenches. Next day the enemy determinedly attacked the left Indian Brigade, gaining a temporary footing, but a strong counter-attack drove back the Turks with the loss of five hundred, and a number were taken prisoners,: On the 23rcl, the Turks asked and were granted a suspension of hostilities opposite the Australian and New Zealand corps to enable them to bwy their dead. Close to our trenches over three thousand Turks were buried, all having been killed. IVtween tin; 18th and 20th, the French, in conjunction with the British Naval Division, made considerable, advance On the night, of the 24th. they suffered slight loss.