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reached record number of 978. The largest number we have ever had in before was at Mena – 955.Tremendous number of Australian troops in Egypt. 1st & 2nd Divisions at Tel-el-Kebir;4th Brigade with several additional units at Ismalia; and several big camps round Cairo.Jan 25" TuesdayA new record established to-day! 1000 patients in Hospital. The largest number we have yet had.Jan 29th (Saturday)Found to-day that our O.C. Lieut. Col. Martin had been made a C.M.G. Plenty of Congrats. of course.
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