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20.3.16 Monday
The weather has now turned out hot again & it tries ones constitution very much riding along over the glaring sands.
I lost one of my best Corporals to-day who has been ordered to Serapeum as a Transport man, & I was very pleased to be able to inform him that he would go away as a Sergeant.
I was out at 8 pm & 2.30 am in the morning conducting a big move of Troops Kits & baggage.
There will shortly be no Australian Troops left in the Cairo District & I suppose we will be the last to leave it.
Thousands of Infantry & L Horse are entraining for Seddel-Bishr where they embark on the Transports for France. I do not know whether you all know of it, but the 1st & 2nd Aust Div's. are now well on their way to France.
Uncle Charlie came round to see me this afternoon for a few minutes.
21.3.16 Tuesday
I went into Cairo this afternoon in Company with 3 Sergeants & paid