Shrapnel Valley, Gallipoli
24 May 1915
My name is Jack Simpson and I am a medic in the war. Today I
am relieved that I survived another day because a bullet
whizzed past my head. I have a donkey called Duffy. Most of
the time we trek up and down the steep hillside rescuing
wounded soldiers.
We sailed to Turkey and landed on the beach a month ago. We
didn’t know the Turks knew we were coming. They shot at us
when we got out of the boat and onto the shore. I heard guns
going off and bombs blowing up everywhere. I smelt gun
smoke in the air. An hour later my friend John got shot in the
arm. I quickly bandaged his arm and put him on Duffy’s back
and we went back down to the beach and got him onto a
stretcher.
A moment later I felt the ground shake and I heard a bomb go
off. I felt terrified.
It is only the first day and I really want to go home.
Wow Caleb - this feels real. It feels like you were really there. It sounds terrifying. Well done! Mum
ReplyDeleteI like the way you said that the bombs went off and exploded and you felt terrified
ReplyDeleteWow Caleb - this feels reals . It feels like you were really there. It sounds terrifying. Well done! Gus
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