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May
1st
Easy day. On duty Bab-el-Hadid tramway 8 p.m. till 12 p.m.
2nd
Had a quiet morning, reading, writing letters, etc. Town patrol 1.30 till 6 p.m., & 10 p.m. till dismiss.
3rd
Lazy morning, and to our great sorrow & disgust we were ordered to be ready to go home to Ma'adi at 4 p.m. Marched to Bab-el-Louk, and caught the 4.30 train home, when we discovered that our regiment was away at a place called Barrage, 25 miles away. We camped out in the sand again.
4th
Put up the tents, and regiment returned in afternoon.
5th
Rifle drill in morning. Not feeling any too well.
6th
Sick all day. Went to doctor in afternoon. Same old pills.
7th
Went for a route march to Helouan, intending to bivouac there for the night, but some important message came