The Dardanelles.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 17, 18 September 1915, Page 4

The Dardanelles.

AUSTRALIAN REINFORCEMENTS. , ,Pkebb p Association. ■ > i Sydney, September 17. Captain Bean., cabling on September 8, said that the contingents arriving' from, Australia had brought most welcome ! help to the ,mep ,at ? the i front, and haxl enabled part of the Australians, after nineteen continuous wepks. under lire and in the trenches,,to obtain i a little relief. TURKISH PROGRESS REPORT. Constantinople, September 17. A communique states : "Our troops near Anafarta, on Tuesday night, boldly surprised and dispersed the enemy. We bombarded and prevented the enemy trench digging at Seddul Bahr, our artillery silencing two batteries. The straits batteries successfully bombarded the troops at Cape Helles and Tekkeneusnu. and silenced a battery at Hissarlik. DARDANELLES CASUALTIES. AN AUSTRALIAN LIST. Sydney, September 17. , Killed in Action.—Four officers and 98 men, including Privates F. P. Weir, 0. B. Allom, and H. Burtom Died of Wounds: One officer and 33 men. Wounded: 15 officers and 207 men. including Driver C M. Atkinson, Privates R. Miles, W. M. O'Connor (second occasion), E. D. Sweeney, (in hospital at Malta). Ill: 19 officers and 118 men, including Private J. McQuillan (in hospital at Alexandria'*, and Corporal C. Hudson (dangerously). Missing: One officer and eight men.