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Douglas Pike’s Gallipoli Diary - Part Four: trench routines, acting as guide, dysentery and final thoughts
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The final part of Douglas Pike’s diary, runs through September 1915 until his evacuation from the Gallipoli Peninsula, suffering from dysentery. He includes fascinating details of everyday life in front line trenches, attacks by Turkish forces and ways in which he acted as a guide to relieving battalions, including the Buffs. Finally, he reflects on the campaign from a hospital camp and marvels at the successful withdrawal, while also recognising that the campaign was “for nothing.”
Douglas Pike was mentioned in dispatches for his actions at Gallipoli in the early phases of the Herefordshire Regiment’s involvement.
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