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March 1916
6 Monday
Very warm day. On Q.M
Fatigue. Saw Field Bakery.
[?s] out beautiful breads
22,000 loaves a day. In afternoon
saw Sherring on Artillery cart.
Passed Sandford and saw another
Liverpool friend who is now in Art.
Art going to form howitzer battery
Troops moving by a fortnights time
7 Tuesday
Hot day. On Cooks fatigue
carrying water Measured for
helmets, drill coats, short pants
and puttees Capt North & Capt
Donald taken from us thus
spoiling the unit.
8 Wednesday
Visited Ismailia to get Red Cross
Cases & money. Huge Camp there
larger than Tel-el-Kebir. Seven
Aeroplanes up Everything prepared
for departure to France in few days
time. Saw RHA enroute for France
Passed Gen Birdwood's House. Warships
Monitors & French ships on lake at
Ismailia. This is a very pretty
town. Train guard told me history
of Tel-el-Kebir battle.
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