Topic: BatzG - Aug 1915
The August Offensive
Gallipoli, August 1915
Naval Support
NAVAL
Arrangements for support of Operations.
Right Plank.
Afternoon of August 5th.
Ref. Trench Diagrams, and Map of area occupied by Aust. & N.Z. Army Corp.
HMS “BACCHANTE”
Shell valleys South and South East of JOHNSTONE’S JOLLY, and LONE PINE, dug- outs No. 7 (East of JOHNSTONE’S JOLLY) GERMAN OFFICER'S TRENCH H.5 to South East. Reserve Camp to South of SCRUFFY KNOLL and gullies each side.
Slow fire at 1700 to 1730:Quick rate at 1730 to 1900:Fire again at 2125 till 2200.
Shells, east slopes of BABY 700: Gullies to South and East Battleship Hill.Slow fire 1900 till 2000 unless ordered otherwise.No fire at night after 2200 unless specially asked for.
H.M.S. "HUMBER".
Shells, all three Batteries at OLIVE GROVE, and any Batteries shelling BACCHANTE.
HMS “HAVELOCK"
(Monitor - with balloon ship) Shells, straights, and any ship there, and 600 contour.
M33 & another Monitor.
Shell shore Batteries South of GABA TEPE, and trenches as far South as KUM TEPE
H.M.S. "CHELMER".
Special Mission: Shells, BALKAN GUN PITS & TWIN TRENCHES:
2030 till 2115 on August 6th, and then take up station further north.
NOTE.
Every clock hour R.F.O, will send to BACCHANTE.
(1) Changes in our line; or
(2) No change in our line.
Left Flank
night of 6/7th August, and morning of 7th August.
HMS “ENDYNION” and Monitor.
Shell NEK and CHESSBOARD: 0400 to 0430, on 7th. August. Shell East side of CHESSBOARD and BATTLESHIP HILL: 0430 to 0530 on 7th August.
NOTE.
LFO will send every clock hour to ENDYNION.
(1) Change in our line, or
(2) No change in our line.
COLNE & CHELMER - Special mission.
HMS “CHELMER”
From 2030 till 2115 on August 6th, shells BALKAN GUN PITS and TWIN TRENCHES, and them come up north.
HMS “COLNE”
At 2100 put searchlight on OLD No. 3 POST, front trenches, shell till 2110: keeps light on, and from 2120 to 2130, shells, rear and front trenches, last five minutes, heavily: then switches light off.
At 2130, Howitzers open on TABLE TOP - quick rate - till 2200
At 2140,COLNE switches light on to TABLE TOP, shells till 2200, quick rate, then throws light up in air, and switches onto RHODODENDRON SPUR trenches, shelling these quick rate, till 2230.
HMS “CHELMER”
At 2200, has come up from the right flank, and fires on SNIPBR'S NEST communication trench lower, end, till 2230. - quick rate.
For the rest of the night till 0400, both destroyers fire slowly:
COLNE on SNIPER’S NEST communication trench upper portion, and on trenches from the NEK North Eastwards avoiding RHODODENDRON RIDGE.
CHELMER on NEK - with or without light.
BOTH
From 0400 to 0430, both shell NEK, quick rate, and stop at 0430.
Further Reading:
The August Offensive, Gallipoli, August 1915
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: The August Offensive, Gallipoli, August 1915, Naval Support
