Item 01: W. E. Bendrey diary, 16 May-5 October 1915 - Page 27

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18th arrived Aerodrome X Camp 7.15 pm.
19th Vally at 5 am, parade 6am bread jam & tea for breakfast
(Last night tea & biscuits for tea. Inspected Bazaar at Cairo paid guide 10 piastres & driver 4 piastres. Little or no news from The Dardanelles. Drill about 5½ hours & one hours lecture.
20th Parade 6 am & 5pm Lecture. Plenty of ices & drinks. Tucker plain but fairly good. Had a look at Heliopolis (or new Cairo) Some splendid buildings but roads & streets as yet only half formed. Walking in the sand makes one tired. No mosquitoes but a few flies. Hav'nt seen