Item 08: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 January-28 April 1917 - Page 6

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21-1-17
working in conjunction with one of our spies, but as the Turks were getting very poorly fed & our planes were too fond of dropping bombs, he decided to come in with the spy & surrender; When 2 miles this side of Rafa Bedouins attempted to rob them, they showed fight the spy was badly wounded when the jew left him he says he killed 5 Bedouins & wounded three, on arriving at Sheikh Towaud he paid a jewish boy £1 to take him to El Arish on the donkey, he had a roll of Turkish notes besides several English & Turkish sovereigns; Good water can be obtained by sinking a couple of feet in the sand on the beach. Had orders today that we are to remain here indefinately. Captured several deserters today

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