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Dropped 85 camel loads of bombs. Captured about 2000 turks & guns.
Sunday 24 December 1916Arrived home after riding all night at 6.30.Found most of troop away on camel escort. Good sleep in morning. Went for a ride through El Arish with Mr. Otton in afternoon. In native bazar, everything very dear. Jim Aire unwell. Saw Turkish prisoners.
Monday 25 December 1916On B Squadron telephone in morning. Issued with one plum pudding to 16 men for dinner. Rode over to Camel Corps & saw Fred Rostron; he had been in scrap at Maghdaba [Magdhaba] but got through alright. Fred walked over here in evening. Looked very like rain. Started a letter home.
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