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Feby 1917
9th – to lose Capt J. & is sorry he is going. Very popular throughout the brigade. Took a few snaps enroute also of ruins of the tomb of Abu Gilban & Turkish graves at Mazar. A Turkish well 100 ft deep & stone walled also there. Mail expected tonight W.O. Capt J. & Gilson gone to El Arish & may bring it back. Saw Bill Pat at Mazar.
10th/17th – Immobile section rejoined unit. No one pleased. Brought a number of tents with them, also equipment & red cross stores. Evacuating patients to Hsp'tl train at K 144 from 149. Football enthusiasm re-started. Inter unit matches & today N.Z.M.R. Bde play 2nd L.H.Bde. Aeroplanes to the number of a dozen bombed Turks & set their camp burning, one man of R.A.C. failing to return & no trace of him. Presumably forced to descend & captured.
10th/17 – Fresh well water being used for all purposes, some of it being excellent Capt Beale formerly No 2 A.S.H. now with us. Leave to Port Said again being granted 48 hours.
17/28 – Capt Jamieson xferred to 8th L.H. Preparations made for moving. Immob. Section left with hospital tents. Moved off about 6.30 – 7am, NZ bde & ours moving off. Camels arrived at Sheikh Zowaiid about 7 pm. At M'dn't reveille again sounded & all moved out on silent march. Rafa reached at daylight, regts getting there before & had taken up their position about 2 miles beyond. NZs engaged enemy near Khan Yunus while 2nd collected Bedouins etc. Object accomplished, bde returned. Country near Rafa cultivated. Barely being principal crop now in & had been harvested