THE DARDANELLES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 61, 12 July 1915, Page 6

THE DARDANELLES

LANDING, OF V.HE N.Z. GUNS

United Press Association. (Received 10.15 a.m.) Sydney, July 12,

Captain Bean (Commonwealth correspondent), writing on May 20, describing the few days after the landing, said: At length the New Zealand guns were landed, having waited for, ages. Then came a punt with the horses for the guns, and they took o.the guns along the beach. He,re, the artillerymen unhitched and dragged the guns across the hillsides into positions, where, afterwards, they did tremendoui work, sometimes at a range of fifty yards. Writing on June 3, Captain Bean tells of the advance from Pope’s Hill. Everything went well, except that the Otago Battalion did not come up owing to the congestion of communications. When it did come up, the effects of the bombardment had worn off, but they had to face a withering fire. They, advanced to a line a little short of the one laid down for it, but they were forced to dig in. The force was to have been reinforced by the Canterbury Battalion during the night, but this was impossible, and therefore it was unable to further advance. FIFTIETH. LIST. • (Received 1.35 p.m.) Sydney, July 12.

Killed, in Action.—-Major Nash, Captainy Lananza, Lieutenants Balfe, Parry,MacDonald and twenty-four men. 5

Died of Wounds.—Captain Holmes, Lieutenant Trissel and thirty-nine men, Private G. Hett (New Zealander).

Wounded—Colonels Ryan and Chauvel, Majors Corlett, E. Walsh and ■Rukine, Captains Laurie, Birth, Beck, Cameron, Donovan, Higgins, Mitchell, Jones, Everett, Lieutenants McNeill, Rutherford, Banff, Gilshrist, Lloyd, Lalor and 111 men, including M. L. Grah*m, previously reported missing (New Zealander). Missing.—Lieutenant Jordan,