31 July 1915: Death of Col Harris

Duty 1200 to 1800. 
A man in the 6th Regt went mad (a common thing here) and thought he was a dog.  Poor beggar. It was awful to see him.  
A busy night.  We blew up a line of enemy trenches and charged with success.  Enemy casualties much heavier than ours.  Our Colonel (Col Harris) was killed during operations.  His last words were spoken to me and were:  “Stunt be dammed Graham, it’s the real thing.” 
His reason for saying it was, when the heavy bombardment began, I left my post to find out what it meant and met him in the trench.  He asked me where I was going and I told him I was going to watch the stunt.  He then said the words before mentioned and five minutes after he was dead.  A bullet cutting his jugular vein. 
He was a good officer and will be missed.
J. A. Graham

Hubert Jennings Imrie Harris. Source: http://anzacsonline.net.au/2012/01/harris-hubert-jennings-imrie-vd/

Map believed to be owned by Col. Harris. From Michael Trelour Booksellers Auctionhouse: This map was published in London on 17 May 1915, two months after the disastrous naval attempt to enter the Dardanelles. The location of forts and batteries, especially in the Narrows, are overprinted in red. A barely legible name is pencilled on the verso of the linen, and in one margin of the map: our best effort at deciphering it is 'Lt-Coln Harris Aust Inf 1915'. If this is correct, it is poignant provenance indeed. Lieutenant-Colonel Hubert Jennings Imrie Harris, Commanding Officer of the 5th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 31 July 1915. The spot was subsequently named Harris Ridge in his memory. (http://www.treloarauctions.com/auction6/browse/B,B2%20GE/Gallipoli)

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Source: The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Monday 27 September 1915, page 7. (http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20061133)