Item 04: M.C. Evans war diary, 4 November 1916-16 June 1917 - Page 88
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Of prisoners we took 1436 & it is estimated that there were between two & three hundred left dead upon the field & well over 100 wounded. In fact we accounted for about 2000.
Also we got a battery of mountain guns – 10 pdrs. & several Emma gees. It transpires that the force of turks reinforcing though only three miles off at 4 p.m. never came much nearer & a squadron of the 8th Reg. patrolling on the 10th met some Turkish Cavalry & Camelry & scrapped & took 14 prisoners with no casualties.
13th Jan.
I heard a rumour today – whispered at Bgde. H.Qs. & unwillingly admitted when pressed at Div. H.Qs. that later on we are going to Moascar (near Ismailia) to reorganise & then proceeding to Port Suez as there are said to be turks advancing that way. It may be