Item 07: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 23 November 1916-18 January 1917 - Page 35

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16-12-16
Sat 16th
Early this morning our patrol captured a Turk who apparently has had enough fighting & was coming in. I covered the telephone line across the camel & horse roads today & have a lamp aligned on Bde H.Q. in case the line breaks tonight. Today we received a large quantity of Xmas gift goods which were very acceptable. From our observation post we can see the Spire of El Arish & Turkish Outpost on the hills through the Telescope. I forgot to report that Major Smith with the Troop of C Sqdn men returned from Wady El Arish on Thursday night after a very successful trip. Early Thursday

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