Page:George Green - 2nd Light Horse Regiment Gallipoli Volume 1.djvu/4

 information for we had some horses, bicycles aboard & on another transport the “Kingstonia” was our A.S.C. column & all its paraphernalia including horses & wagons. All we knew was what we had gathered from the confused tales of the early wounded when they arrived at No 1 A.G.H. at Heliopolis. Some of us fondly imagined that by this time the infantry would have advanced some miles inland, that we would be held some distance back probably awaiting such time as our horses were landed & could be used. What a sudden awakening from such dreams was the first sight of Anzac beach! There was simply a terrific & continuous rattle of rifle & machine gun fire & the tops of the ridges seemed ablaze. Lieut T. B. McSharry who was leaving on the bulwark beside me watching remarked “We are hanging on by our eyebrows Sol” It was an exact appreciation of the situation. All on the "Devanha" who could see & reflect knew that we were up against it. “Im obsessed with strange feelings of anticipation wondering what experiences Im in for ere this time