Denise's+Diary+Entries

__ Diary Entries __ It’s the first day of war, I’m sitting at a nearby bench listening to the waves crashing against each other, while I wonder if my family’s okay. A few minutes later a band starts to play ‘it’s a long way’. I start to sing along with the band. It made me forget all my worries, and before I knew it, I was dancing with a bunch of soldiers!
 * October 1914**

I’m sitting at a table waiting, I’m shaking with excitement and nervousness. We are going to go on the little boat soon. Finally it was my turn to get off, John was following me at the back. Everybody was quiet as we got into the boat. John is shaking and sweating next to me. I can feel how nervous he feels. I can’t wait to find out what’s going to happen...
 * April 25 1915**

Now we have landed. Heaps of soldiers have run to shore. The water is freezing cold, like ice! I am wet. Everyone is scrambling out of the water to get to shore. Bullets race down rocky hills, my heart has started to jump. I hope we will be safe...
 * April 25 1915**

Right now I’m sitting here with my new friend Dave, near the camp fire. The moon is shining brightly as we talk. We also sang songs. After all of that we went to sleep. As soon as I was asleep, I could have sworn that I heard some noise behind me...
 * May 8 1915**

As soon as I woke up this morning, I heard Dave scream, that certainly got my attention. I ran outside to see what’s going on. Before I can say ‘‘what’s going on here?’’ My mouth fell open. It was one of the captains lying on the floor and some blood – everywhere! “Oh, my, god” I said. “The captain came here late last night” Dave said. Then I thought about it, “I heard something late last night, have you?” “Oh no” Dave said. And there it is, the answer to my question ‘Who killed the captain?’ – Answer, one of the Turks...
 * May 10 1915**

Right now, we’re carrying buckets of water up the hills. After what happened the night before, I was beginning to get a little worried. As soon as John and I got up to the hill, we were puffed. The buckets that I was holding feel like two anchors! After all that, we went to have a swim, besides I haven’t been washed for three days!
 * July 27 1915**

Me and John woke up with a shake this morning. It was peter – our new captain. ‘Quick, we need to hide, I just spotted one of the Turks wandering around – luckily he didn’t see me.’ Me and John hurried. We ran up the hill and then we spotted, one of the Turks standing there with a gun. Quickly John went in front of me and then the Turk shot him, right in the heart. Slowly John fell down “RUN!” He yelled. I ran as fast as I could, as I ran tears filled my eyes.
 * October 5 1915**

We’ve just attacked some Turks. It was very shocking to see a bunch of soldiers lying on the ground – with blood everywhere! I feel bad for them.
 * December 2 1915**

We ran to the pier just when the sun started to come up. Wow, was I glad to go back home or what? But I still feel bad about all those people who lives had been lost there – including John, he was a great friend, and luckily Dave is still here! Now we’re waiting for a boat to take us to Egypt – can’t wait!
 * December 15 1915**

Soldier William (Will) has had a happy life in New Zealand after the war. In 1920 he had been married and had 3 wonderful children called Jennifer, Ryan, and Louise. He worked in a clothes factory when he was 45 years old. And now he lived until he was 98 years old!
 * After the war...**

Denise