There appears to be no War Diary by the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers of their landing at Cape Helles, probably because most of the officers were killed. The Brigade Major was Major T H Frankland of RDF, and he was killed during the landings. From the Brigade War Diary one can get
1 Apr Alexandria Battalion strength - 25 Officers and 987 Men
7 Apr Alexandria 10am received orders to embark on HMT Ausonia by 3pm. 1st Bn Transport and officers horses on Marquette. 1 officer and 6 men left behind in hospital in Alexandria, 1 man absent.
8 Apr Alexandria 11am sailed, destination unknown.
10 Apr Lemnos 11 am arrived, went into inner harbour and tied up
24 April Lemnos Battalions embarked on the River Clyde at 6.30pm.
25 April Cape Helles Landing at Cape Helles
26 April Cape Helles9am: Dubliners and Munsters ordered to attack and take village held by enemy snipers. Village taken about 11am - casualties on our side slight. 11.30am: Same regiments ordered to take a strongly held redoubt about 500 yards south of the village, which was completed about 3pm - the trenches being taken at the point of the bayonet. The Dubs were first to charge from about 200 yards from the trenches. The Turks did not wait, and when the Munsters got to the trenches found a German officer and six Turks who gave in. Brigade informed at 2.30pm that troops on VBeach had made good their landing and taken "Old Castle". 86 Brigade reorganised the battalions and buried the dead.
27 April Cape Helles 86 Brigade was collected, reorganised and concentrated in the neightbourhood of the lighthouse.
28 April Cape Helles 8.00am the 86 Brigade moved off and prepared a position in support of the main attack on Krithia. 11.30am the Brigade were ordered to join the main attack, and carry up ammunition to 88 Brigade. The RDF were intended to be the Reserve for the main attack. They were to occupy a nullah vacated by the attacking battalions. While moving into position, they were met by a staff officer from 89 Brigade who deflected them to the right, saying that it was a matter of life and death to his Brigade. The result was that 86 Brigade attack lacked weight to carry it forward to meet its objectives. The only platoon of the DRF to arrive at the correct rendezvous, under Sgt Ferguson, was loaded up with ammunition and taken up to the firing line by the Brigade Major to replenish 88 Brigade. Little further advance was made that afternoon, and troops were ordered to dig in where they were. In this action the number of Royal Dublin Fusilier officers was reduced to 1.Owing to the fact the the Field Ambulance attached to 86 Brigade had not been landed, arrangements for attending to the wounded were difficult.
29 April Cape Helles. The night of 28/29 passed quietly. Certain re-adjustments of the line were made, the position was strengthened and consolidated. Barbed wire, etc, being brought up and placed in position.
30 April Cape Helles At 1.10pm a strong skirmishing line of the enemy were reported advancing from the direction of Achi Baba. Owing to their losses, the Dublin and Munster Fusiliers were now amalgamated as a single unit under Major Hutchinson. Strengh of RDF 1 officer and 374 men (the Munsters had a further 12 officers and 596 men)