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wall & although they were heavily shelled all the morning they received no casualties; B Sqdn took up a position on the right of C Sqdn at 8 oclock they were hid to view from the enemy as they were by a steep watercourse. The Turks wasted a good deal of ammunition trying to get onto them but with no success. I ran out a phone line from Regt Headqrs to C Sqdn close behind them & then had to run out another mile & a half to B Sqdn; The attack on Gaza commenced at 4.30 this morning ; Our men are still 1000 yards from the Turks & it is practically an artillery duel in this part of the front soon after dinner Turkish Cavalry were reported coming up to
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