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carriages. Natives boarding
[Centre] 7 Thursday
the train every stop. Indians
guarding the trains. Stations
not fenced. Our chaps singing
at every station "Brothers in Arms
are We". "Australia will be there".
Arrived Zeitown Thursday
[Centre] 8 Friday
1 am marched through sand
and dust to camp. Same day
moved over nearer Heliopolis.
Thursday evening went to
Cairo. Wassa etc. Shepherds
Hotel. Savoy Hotel. Friday
night 10th. Dec. went into Heliopolis.
Fine Hospital rather pretty
place. Hosp built by King of
Belgium 1500 rooms. Saturday
afternoon 11th. we went on [Illegible]
Car to Cairo thence carriages
to [Illegible] carvings
done for Pharoah (Ramesses II)
home of Moses. Inside Curios
| Page 101[Top Left] 1916 31 days
[Top Right] December
carriages. Natives boarding
[Centre] 7 Thursday
the train every stop. Indians
guarding the trains. Stations
not fenced. Our chaps singing
at every station "Brothers in Arms
are We". "Australia will be there".
Arrived Zeitown Thursday
[Centre] 8 Friday
1 am marched through sand
and dust to camp. Same day
moved over nearer Heliopolis.
Thursday evening went to
Cairo. Wassa etc. Shepherds
Hotel. Savoy Hotel. Friday
night 10th. Dec. went into Heliopolis.
Fine Hospital rather pretty
place. Hosp built by King of
Belgium 1500 rooms. Saturday
afternoon 11th. we went on [Illegible]
Car to Cairo thence carriages
to [Illegible] carvings
done for Pharoah (Ramesses II)
home of Moses. Inside Curios
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