In the course of an interesting chat, Regimental Quartermaster-Sergt. GEORGE BOOCOCK, of the 1/9th Manchester Regiment, gave the Reporter representative an interesting story of his period of active service. Quartermaster-Sergt. BOOCOCK was wounded in the left foot while serving with the Ashton Territorials in the Gallipoli Peninsula, was invalided, and recently returned to his home on Katherine Street, from Southport. He has an unbroken record of service with the local Volunteers and Territorial forces of 39 years, and was one of the first members to join the Volunteer movement in Ashton. He accompanied the 1/9th Manchesters to Egypt, was with them at Kantara, on the Suez Canal, and in May sailed from Port Said to the southern end of the Gallipoli Peninsula. As they neared the landing place they had a good view from the ship of the fighting then going on. They went ashore in the ship's boats, which had been previously riddled with bullets at the famous landing fight of the Dublin Fusiliers. When the stores and supplies were being landed, one of the boats full of ammunition sank near the beach. Major CONNERY, who had charge of the operations, returned to the ship and as he reached the side the boat, which was pierced with holes, it began to sink, and the gallant officer had a narrow escape from being drowned. "We landed the heavy baggage amid some lively scenes," said the Quartermaster. "There were plenty of bullets and shells flying about, and it was a nice reception for us to see hundreds of wounded belonging to the first landing party being brought down. We were continually under fire, though not in the firing line, and we moved up to a hill three-quarters of a mile, near the main hospital, and later on we moved near Sedd-el-Bahr, where our troops made the first attack, and I am sorry to say some of the 9th were killed and wounded. All the way we were getting bullets through the fantasias (the tins used for carrying water); bullets went through our camp kettles and even the biscuits were full of bullets. The worst of it was the Turks were using dum-dum bullets by reversing the cartridges and firing them flat end first. The cooks had a lively time of it as well as the troops. After five days we had to remove to a fresh place as the spot became too hot. We were here not far from the centre, and our troops were quite close to Krithia. One amusing incident happened. We were making dug-outs for our men to cook in, as the bullets were again coming along fast. As the men were digging they came across bodies of dead Turks. "Nay, this 'ull never do" said one of the men, "there's a chap here already!" The dug-outs extended for at least a quarter of a mile. The back trenches were quite as dangerous as the firing line, except, of course, when the men were making a bayonet charge or were attacked by the Turks, and many were killed in the reserve trenches. In fact, there was not a safe place on the Peninsula. The Turks were knocking the men out galore all over the place. From the top of Achi Baba and the surrounding hills they had a fine view of our chaps, and they put the shells wherever they wanted them. I was close to the stores where the cooking was going on, and preparing the rations to go up to the trenches when a stray bullet caught me in the left foot. It went in at the top and right through, and stuck in my boot sole. That was on the evening of July 13th, and there had been a heavy bombardment of our lines and thousands of stray bullets were flying about. Sergeant CHAPMAN (Master cook) had to cut off my boot, and then dressed the wound. I had to be carried by stretcher down to the first dressing station, and there were plenty of bullets flying about on the journey, I can assure you. The same day Major CONNERY, and Private WIN had got hit. I was attended to and sent on the ship, landing at Southampton. I enjoyed the trip, but the foot was often painful. It is not quite better yet, but I shall soon be alright again." Quartermaster-Sergeant BOOCOCK bears two decorations, the Volunteer long service medal and the King George Coronation medal. He spoke in terms of high appreciation of the officers. "It was a sad and heavy blow to all of us when Colonel WADE got wounded. Every man missed him, and especially when strange officers joined the battalion. Major CONNERY is a wonder. He has been wounded twice. Once a shrapnel bullet got him on the muscle of the arm, and then he was hit in the hip, but despite these and indifferent health he has stuck to his work. I remember at a prize distribution some years ago Colonel WAINWRIGHT described him as 'the King of Quartermasters.' From my experience with him on active service I can quite endorse what he said. He saw that we had plenty of food and equipment, and if it was possible to get it at all, he got it. I don't think any regiment on the Peninsula had better officers and non-commissioned officers than the 1/9th Manchesters. The fighting has been terrible, and although the lads have done 18 days at a stretch in the trenches, when they were called upon again they responded cheerfully, and sang as they went. I am proud of such a battalion, and I am quite ready to go back if called upon. Captain FORSHAW and I worked together for practically nine months, and he stuck to his work well, and I am delighted to know that he has got the V.C. He has thoroughly earned it. I wish other Ashton lads, friends of those who have done their duty out there, would come forward and help them. I hope this new campaign will draw in a lot of recruits to keep up the high standard of the glorious Manchesters."