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Tuesday 30 May 1916Arrived Port Suez at 6 a.m. Came up to wharf near canal. Awful lot of "coolies" wanting backsheesh. Keer sick mumps. Unloaded horses in afternoon. 80 men did 360 horses in 1 hour & three quarters. One horse got away, swam about 5 miles but was got back alright. Left by train. Horses went to Ciaro [Cairo], us to Tel-el-kebir
Wednesday 31 May 1916Arrived Tel-el-kebir at 2 a.m., marched about a mile to L.H. camp, slept in mess room without blankets. There has been a tremendous camp here but most of the chaps have go on to France. Battlefield of 1872 only about 1 mile away.Whole of 17th Reinf. sent to contact camp owing to mumps. Rostron sent to Ghizerah Abbassia hospital mumps.
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