Letter · 15 Jun 1915 · Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
Indian soldiers on Gallipoli
He was awarded the military medal for the following action: London Gazette, 17 April 1917, p3700] 'At Bois Grenier on the morning of the 21st February during the raid by the 2nd Auckland Battalion this NCO in the face of heavy shelling effected the repair of his mortar and was thus able to keep it in action during the whole period of the raid, as a defective rifle mechanism required constant adjustment he set a splendid example to the rest of the detachment by his courage and fearlessness under heavy fire.'
Extract from this letter
"There are several Indian Mountain Batteries here doing real good work. They are fine cleancut fellows from the North of India… All our transport was left behind, so the Indian Mule Transport do all the work. The Indians drive the mules, and our fellows have to load and unload. The water is very heavy on pack mules, and as the track rises one in one the mules often fall over or run back and upset the lot."
