THE DARDANELLES
DARDANELLES OPERATIONS The High Commissioner reports: —? London, June 17 (1.40 p.m). The Cairo official report of the operations at the Dardanelles states: — On Tuesday night a party of the enemy led by a German officer gallantly attacked a trench occupied by a British Brigade, but a few of the enemy were killed at the parapet and the majority before reaching the trenches. Fifty dead were counted, including the German leader and a Turkish subordinate. The trenches captured on Saturday night were also attacked. The attack was preceded by strong bombing parties. We were forced back thirty yards until daybreak, when the vacated trenches were enfiladed by our ma-chine-guns right and left, and the Dublin Fusiliers attacked with the bayonet. The trenches when re-oc-cupied were found to contain 200 dwd Turks. Twelve prisoners were taken. Our casualties were very slight.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 18 June 1915, Page 5
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141THE DARDANELLES Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 18 June 1915, Page 5
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