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March 1917on matters chiefly relating to discipline through the conduct of Australian soldiers towards British officers etc.
Saturday 24thStood by all day ready to move
Sunday 25thReveille at 12.30 & we marched out at 2.30 am. It was a busy day & fairly warm. Columns of infantry & artillery were on the move. We reached Dar el Belah shortly after dinner & camped there for the rest of the day, having a rest before we attack Gaza.
Monday 26thWe turned out again at 12.30 am & were on the road by 2 am. It was a bad morning. About 4 am a thick blanket of fog screened everything & progress was very slow. We gave our horses every opportunity of getting all the green feed they could get & there are some splendid crops in this part. We made a wide circling movement & came in contact with the enemy about 2 miles East of the Gaza Beersheba Road. Their patrols were driven back & some of them captured. On reaching the road we captured the Turkish commandant & quite a number of Turks. Enemy aeroplanes came
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