Dvr Richard Pendlebury (Seville), 2^nd Field Artillery Brigade: On Anzac Cove. Letter written to his brother George from Gallipoli – ‘From the time of landing until Tuesday night we did not get any sleep but things are going more smoothly now. Our job consists of dragging guns up into position carrying shells to the guns, unloading barges of rations, digging pits for the guns and for the first few days carrying water and ammunition to the firing line. All these jobs are done under fire.

We used to duck whenever we heard a shell but have found since that it is no use ducking. The Turks start firing about 6am; we called it ‘Reveille’. They keep it going on and off all the morning and generally put a bit in for luck at dinner time and a big issue before dark, but they never fire their guns after dark, because it gives the positions away’.