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can be smelt a mile off.
The Indian Soldiers are very popular with our fellows & seem to me to be all gentlemen. Very civil & they all want to shake hands with you.
The Railway Trip is very exciting right throughout the whole journey. As you pull into a Station you are besieged with Arabs selling fruit etc, & all crying for 'Backsheesh'.
We arrived at "Zestoon" at 2.45 am in the morning & marched out to Heliopolis Camp. There are 500,000 Troops hereabouts.
The Australian Forces have been withdrawn from Anzac & are now at (Ismalia) 40 miles out.
They are in contact with the Turks & there area tremendous lot of casualties.
We camped on the ground for the balance of the morning & then started a hard mornings work.
22.12.15
Had a hard days work in shifting the Companys equipment etc. on very little to eat. Active Service Rations 1 lb Bully Beef & 1 lb Biscuits.
Visited Luna Park Heliopolis, & several other places, all of which were very interesting.