Geoffrey Bell Hughes diary, 1 January 1916-31 December 1916 - Page 43
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spending something like an hour with him speaking & referring to news of Enmore & its surroundings.
22 February 1916 Tues
Water out here very scarce about a pint & a half per man a day. Left the camp with the mules on an eight walk to bring in a cove from the 18th Battalion. Very dark crossing the desert & very tired. Saw Frank [text continues at top of page].
23 February 1916 Wed
Before breakfast Physical drill & a couple of refreshing doubles through the sand. The sand here is running sand which makes the going exceptionally heavy. The boys are all hard at work each day building the railing which now stretchers a good distance into desert. The afternoon was spent in tent – [indecipherable] & news that Turkey was on the verge of collapse. What joy.