| Page 5212 June 1916- Whit Monday
Marched down to Lake at
(Samailia ?) and stayed all morning
Beautiful palm grove. Eating
watermelons.(Oust?)upsetting
niggers and pinching his goods and
money. Packing up and loading waggons
to move. Slept in Hospital Tent
18 June 1916
Tuesday
Fatigue work all morning
prep to going away. Memorial
Service to Kitchener at 6 p.m. Most
impressive. Dead March in Saul and
Last Post by buglers. Humbugging
us again by marching us down to
station for Katabags. Believe they are to be carried
on (?)night. Officers drunk
14 June 1916
Wednesday
Divisional Sports meeting. Fine
Display. Won Limber (?). Met
Hughie Steanes Cornish Reg Cannons
H.S. tells me 127 degrees in shade at (Rail ?)
Head the other day. Tommies being
brought in cartloads R.C. met
Bill (Stigel?) at Tel-el-Kebir. West | Page 5212 June 1916- Whit Monday
Marched down to Lake at
"Samailia ?" and stayed all morning
Beautiful palm grove. Eating
watermelons.(Oust?)upsetting
niggers and pinching his goods and
money. Packing up and loading waggons
to move. Slept in Hospital Tent
18 June 1916
Tuesday
Fatigue work all morning
prep to going away. Memorial
Service to Kitchener at 6 p.m. Most
impressive. Dead March in Saul and
Last Post by buglers. Humbugging
us again by marching us down to
station for Katabags. Believe they are to be carried
on (?)night. Officers drunk
14 June 1916
Wednesday
Divisional Sports meeting. Fine
Display. Won Limber (?). Met
Hughie Steanes Cornish Reg Cannons
H.S. tells me 127 degrees in shade at (Rail ?)
Head the other day. Tommies being
brought in cartloads R.C. met
Bill (Stigel?) at Tel-el-Kebir. West |
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