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February 1916

3 Thursday

Letter from [Ted Geach] England
Orders to prepare for departure
to Tel-el-Kebir. Everything
packed up and sent to Railway.
H.M.S. Jupiter passed in Suez
direction. Big ship with funnels side
by side. N.N.M.R doing our transport.
Carried patients across Canal to
clearing hospital Preparations
have advanced rapidly on the other
side. Road, Heavy & Light Railway.
7 Battalion. 2nd & 3rd Brigades Trench
mortars. Lion sunk 2 Battleships & 1 Cruiser
news from passing ship

4 Friday

Slept in old building used as Barracks
at time Canal was being built, trouble
with bugs Pipe run across the Canal
with Donkey engine on the other side to pump
water across. Bugle calls again being used.

5 Saturday

Slept in old buildings again last night
killed 5 bugs on me this morning.
Digging Dugout. Letter from Bank. Not
allowed to visit Port Said. We are now
attached temporarily to the 1st Division
For some time there has been doubt as to where
we would go. We were with the 10th Indians
for a time, then other Aust. Div. wanted us.
Now it is thought that we are forming a new
Division with the 4th, 8th & new Brigade of Re-Infs
from Cairo so that we will be the first to
go into action, most likely France.

6 Sunday

Turks
abandoned Canal Attack. Caught a bat. Roy
bought Camera. Malwa passed for Australia. Ladies

February 1916

3 Thursday

Letter from [Ted Reach?] England
Orders to prepare for departure
to Tel-el-Kebir. Everything
packed up and sent to Railway.
H.M.S. Jupiter passed in Suez
direction. Big ship with funnels side
by side. N.N.M.R doing our transport.
Carried patients across Canal to
clearing hospital Preparations
have advanced rapidly on the other
side. Road, Heavy & Light Railway.
7 Battalion. 2nd & 3rd Brigades Trench
mortars. Lion sunk 2 Battleships & 1 Cruiser
news from passing ship

4 Friday

Slept in old building used as Barracks
at time Canal was being built, trouble
with bugs Pipe run across the Canal
with Donkey engine on the other side to pump
water across. Bugle calls again [bung mad]

5 Saturday

Slept in old buildings again last night
killed 5 bugs on me this morning.
Digging Dugout. Letter from Bank. Not
allowed to visit Port Said. We are now
attached temporarily to the 1st Division
For some time there has been doubt as to where
we would go. We were with the 10th Indians
for a time, then other Aust. Div. wanted us.
Now it is thought that we are forming a new
Division with the 4th, 8th & new Brigade of Re If.
from Cairo so that we will be the first to
go into action, most likely France.

6 Sunday

Turks
abandoned Canal Attack. Caught a bat. Roy
bought Camera. Malwa passed for Australia Ladies