MAC Magazine 2015
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It was 3am April 25th 1915 as our boats<br />
were heading towards the Gallipoli<br />
peninsula. I was only 15, I’d lied about<br />
my age because I thought it would be an<br />
adventure, I’d be a hero.<br />
We were convinced that we would take<br />
the Turks by surprise and that we would<br />
return victorious. But the second my<br />
boat touched the shore, I could already<br />
see the faint shadow of the Turks’ huge<br />
guns and their soldiers in trenches.<br />
Then, the funnel of one of our steam<br />
boats lit up and gave away the surprise<br />
attack. We were sitting ducks. I knew it.<br />
As we piled onto the shore, the enemy<br />
guns were blasting away at us as we<br />
trudged up the hill. But our rifles only<br />
seemed like water pistols. They had<br />
a clear shot on us from the dunes.<br />
Suddenly I felt a massive shudder<br />
as a bullet ripped through my right<br />
shoulder and out the other side. I<br />
tumbled down to the bottom of the hill<br />
as I heard voices through my head. This<br />
was war!<br />
Alexander Combe 8SL<br />
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM<br />
100 YEARS ON<br />
page 15
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