Melanie's+Diary+Entries

__//October 1914//__ //As I boarded the ship to go and represent country at Gallipoli, I heard cheers for all the soldiers from, family, friends and love ones. Some went like “I love you,” “please don’t leave me.” Others went like “see you soon ,” “do your best” and “I love you.” Some soldiers were excited to be heading to war and some were upset and cried. Through the wall I could hear a solider crying; even I had tears in my eyes, wet, salty and soggy tears. I looked around and took in my new home. I could smell oil from the boat but I guess that I will get used to that!// __//April 25th 1915//__ //Today I was woken up at 1am, to have a hot meal and hot drink. We were told that this would be our last hot meal and hot drink for a while. As soon as I had finished we had orders from our groups captain. The captain said “okay boys, now is the time we abandon the boat.” Shivering with fear I watched others climb down the ladder to what was going to be our boat. I then climbed silently down the ladder in the freezing cold. On my boat I silently waited, terrified. What is going to happen to me?// __//April 25th 1915//__ //“overboard” yells my caption. My buddy and I jump into the wet water below. We swam to the shore, I was wet and cold. Shivering I charged towards the rocky Summits. I was drenched through, everything even my back pack was soaked. Gun shots started as we climbed, but we had to keep going. Bullets were fired in every direction, one hit someone within a meter away from me. My friend and I were side by side praying to escape from the deadly bullets firing through the cold air. All that I could hear// //were gun shots and the last few groans from the bullets victims.// __//May 1st 1915//__ //Today was my buddies birthday, for a gift he just mist out on being shot in the head. War is hard, we are ever so dirty we haven’t had a bath in 4 whole days. I hate the deadly sounds of bullets being fired and the smell of the dead. Some one is our trench got shot in the head late last night. He died instantly.// __//30th May 1915//__ //The smell, the sounds I CAN’T stand it. I want to go home, I want to see my family. This is terror but the fighting just won’t end. There is an extremely huge pile of dead bodies; the smell is distressing.// __//2nd August 1915//__ //Early this morning my best friend was killed. I cried for ages, his death just broke my heart. The smell of the bodies are shocking, just unbearable and growing by the day. The days are long and hard. I am, tired everyone is. I just can’t wait until this crazy war is over. It is killing tones, I pray I won’t be next victim.// __//7th September 1915//__ //Today a met another mate from home. I finally got over the loss of my last mate. I can’t wait until this war is over and people stop dropping dead. I feel so bad for the families of the dead, the devastation they will be going through. I still pray for my own life.// __//11th October 1915//__ //4:30am I was woken up by my buddy reminding me of his birthday. We ran to the beach and had a swim, before heading back to the devastation of the deadly ditch. We witnessed some people die, just the usual!// __//25th November 1915//__ //Today I remember my family as it is my brothers birthday. Tears drop silently from my eyes as I remember our good times. A bullet then came flying and killed a man. Such a small thing can do so much damage. We are told that it shouldn’t be to much longer until we can go back home to your families, we will not home in time for Christmas, but I might be in time for my mothers birthday. Bullets are fired all the time you can never lose focus here. Life is so cheap. You never know what coming next.// __//1st December 1915//__ //Days are hard but hopefully it will all be over soon. This morning we had to wake up at 1:30am. It was my turn to make breakfast. It is a nice change from killing people.//

__//15th December 1915//__ //Today we were ordered to go down the to the wharf at 9:30pm. We had also been told to pack up all our belongings. We were unsure on what was happening, but at 9:30pm we ran down to the wharf and saw a big boat! We new exactly what we were going to doing. WE ARE GOING! We knew exactly were we were going, our faces lit up with excitement, joy and relief!//