The heat was intense, but Claude knew that the coming night would be bitterly cold. Flies swarmed around bodies further down the slope, the stench overpowering. Laying down his Lee-Enfield, he sipped water from his canteen. As he looked towards Suvla Bay, a movement in the undergrowth caught his eye...
Claude rarely spoke to us about the carnage he witnessed, but the memories haunted him throughout his life.
On that baking August day, Turkish snipers had been picking off thirsty British soldiers at a water-hole. Claude took aim and fired. Later he discovered that he had killed a young girl...
Claude rarely spoke to us about the carnage he witnessed, but the memories haunted him throughout his life.
On that baking August day, Turkish snipers had been picking off thirsty British soldiers at a water-hole. Claude took aim and fired. Later he discovered that he had killed a young girl...
