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Tuesday 24 [23] July 1917 [1918]
Pts. 33 all told. Save for occasional rise of temp. in a malaria case there is nothing doing all night. Routine – 8 p.m., read report, see all pts., serve medicines, lights out 9.30 p.m., then glass of milk & soda is brought me foll. by cup tea 10 p.m. M.O. 11 p.m. Ord. Officer acc. by Sgt. comes nightly to ask "all well?" Supper 11.30 p.m., 2 orderlies have theirs 12-1 a.m. N. sister visits ward, then letters, read, etc. 5 a.m. serves aperient, Temps, etc., off duty 7.30 a.m., breakfast 7.45 a.m., bed 9 a.m.
Lt. Matheson wounded in Turkish engagement. His story – we, 16 of us, sneaked out to look at & surprise Jacko, this night he surprised us. About 200 of them met our 16. Hand grenades thrown, 3 Aust. killed, remainder got back under barrage of shell fire, this the boy tells looking guilty, other details I gather from Capt. Evans.

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