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May 1917
Owing to – arriving we had to shift about 300 yds away. No shade of any description & no protection. Taubes (Huns) very inquisitive & bombing Wadi effect nil to spk of On night of 4th two days prior to moon being full they bombed Belah, all damage being done to hospitals, no other. Quite a number killed Abt 40 bombs dropped Welsh, 3rd of N.Z. F Amb. immobile sections suffering heavily. Evans our only man & slight at that. "Dud" lobbed fair in centre of our tents. Operation for Appdcto proceeded in Tommy hsptl carried to a successful finish despite bombing. On 5th ours dropped 140 on Turk positions twixt Gaza & B'sheeba Taube again bombed on 6th & 8th doing no damage on 8th & very little on 6th. Hsptls again on 6th killed one of NZ F Amb. only, no other. On 8th had a go at BM B St Capt. M. Satisfied about him, a rotter who uses his authority unjustly
9th/18 – Took photo of graves at Shellal & also the Greek temple unearthed there. Bill H. & Bill P. like "Johnny Walker" still going strong. Nothing doing blankets brought out to us & on 18 we shifted to Sha'uth about 3 m distant.
18th/22nd – Orchard there, 4th L.H.F.A.'s former camp. Khamseen again blowing. Eade & Goldsmith rejoined, likewise Dunbar. Flies in millions. Lecture on Alexdr the Gt by Padre Backhouse.
22nd – On evening of 22nd, Bde moved out. Two divs employed one in mking demonstn & other in destroying bridges viaducts & line. Gd work done. one 18 span, on 8 span & numerous smaller bridges & viaducts blown up also 15m of railway.
28th June Dix moved in, our bde bivouacking at Marakeb twixt Belah & K. Yunus & on beach. Good camp & plenty of good surfing. 29th Rode to immob & got paraphanaelia from there