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February 1916

21 Monday

Lovely morning. Long route
march up Sweet Water Canal.
Lecture on Fractures. Semaphore
Signalling. Infantry leaving
from other side in trainloads
Playing 500 after tea. Good
looking and rather nice boys
selling eggs.

22 Tuesday

Bright day
Swim before breakfast. Combined
order drill all morning. P.&O. mail
steamer "Kybir" passed in Suez
direction. Lady on railing. Old chap
throwing cigarette tins ashore. Clapping
& cheering on board as Richards jumped
in water with all clothes on [pins] hat
& wristlet watch. Lecture on C.M. Rts
& Kings Regs. by Capt Donald. Grand sight
as huge troopship with Scotch on board passed
for the Gulf. Bagpipes playing

23 Wednesday

Coy. Drill in morning
Lecture on Scalds Burns etc. by Capt
North in afternoon. Big steamer
Northland passed homewards (N.Z.
Transport). Infantry going mad
Moving at daylight tomorrow. We
have orders to move tomorrow

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February 1916

21 Monday

Lovely morning. Long route
march up sweet water Canal.
Lecture on Fractures. Semaphore
Signalling. Infantry leaving
from other side in trainloads
Playing 500 after tea. Good
looking and rather nice boys
selling eggs.

22 Tuesday

Bright day
Swim before breakfast. Combined
order drill all morning. P.&O. mail
steamer "Kybir" passed in Suez
direction. Lady on railing. Old chap
throwing cigarette tins ashore. Clapping
& cheering on board as Richards jumped
in water with all clothes on [pins] hat
& wristlet watch. Lecture on C.M. RS
& Kings Regn. by Capt Donald. Grand sight
as huge troopship with Scotch on board passed
for the Gulf. Bagpipes playing

23 Wednesday

Coy. Drill in morning
Lecture on Scalds Burns etc. by Capt
North in afternoon. Big steamer
Northland passed homewards (N.Z.
Transport). Infantry going mad
Morning at daylight tomorrow. We
have orders to move tomorrow