Item 05: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 March-15 August 1916 - Page 83

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30-5-16
& put in till dinner time watering the horses as there is only one well here with water fresh enough for the horses to drink & as the horses were very thirsty they kept they kept the well drained. had breakfast about 9.30 & slept till 1 oclock. Patrols have been sent out & outposts stationed for the night; We are camped in a large clump of palms where the Tommies were camped & on the sand ridge above the camp scores of Tommies are still lying on the top of the ground where they were killed

31-5-16
Wed 31st
We had orders to have our horses saddled & all our equipment on by sundown yesterday evening & were issued with rations & horses food which was brought out on the camels also had a good issue of fresh water; Went to sleep last night with full equipment on & our horses saddled &

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