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June 1917
1st – Gas demonst'n for us. Instructive but very hot. Abt 12,000 Frenchies supposed to have lobbed here. 3000 adv. Guard in Khan Yunus now.
1st/11th – Stayed at Marakeb till 8th nothing very exciting happening. At 6 am. on 8th N.Z.M.R. bde & we exchanged places. Very sorry to leave but everyone must have their turn. We took over their Amb. camp at Tel el Fukhari & they ours at Marakeb. Considering position camp in orchard not bad, couple of miles distant from Khan Yunus & Immob Section on way there. 6 days leave to Cairo (2 ½% only) commenced Phillips & Dyke (2nd batch) left off on 6th Tel el Fukhari dusty of afternoon but sea breeze tempers heat. Hotter in A.M. Gave Strachan 3 pkts MQ. 8 pkts Dev. & to look after & use. Genl Chavels inspn on 11th As usual, late, delaying dinner & inspns never appreciated.
11th/17th – on 13th, Wilkinson, Dunbar, Goldsmith & self exchanged with Sleeman Watson Garbutt, Palmier Shirras Graham of Immob. Grant & Skyring proceeding on leave & then to join Immob. 15th Sorting ordnance & dump stuff & on 16th had to take dump stuff & dump it at 2nd Bde dump at Rafa. Muller with me. Dreary sort of a place. N.Z. canteen handy. Had ride over to beach for swim & got snap or two of dagoes in their camp. Nothing to do & time dragging
19th – Rode over to Mobile Sectn at Tel el Fukhari. Col White informed me I was wired for, so I returned on Engrs limber to Immobile at Beni Sela. Early next a.m. (20th) Immob moved out & took over rest camp from NZs. Good position. First two or three days kept busy, drawing rations & ordnance stores etc.