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October
1: Left Alex. 9 a.m., staying at Rossmore, Cairo; feeling in good health again.
5: Had Sister Briffs in to dinner.
14: Leave finished today, after having a good, quiet holiday. Col Dawson put me in A.I.F., but only stayed at the job for four hours & asked to be sent to my unit again.
15: Left Cairo 11 a.m. reporting at Moasiar details 3 p.m. Good camp & plentiful food, have my meals at the canteen.
18: Up at 3 a.m., left at 10, changing to trucks at Kantara 2 p.m. Reached Jerusalem on the night of the 20th & everyone without rations. Visited Miss McPhiillamy at their canteen & had a good hot meal. Stayed in camp for one night, leaving by motor lorry at 9 a.m. 21st, reaching Jericho 3 p.m. Left here at 3 a.m. on the 22nd on ration lorries, arriving at Amman at 5 p.m. in pouring rain after a tiresome journey. 1st Bde. camped here, rest of Div. at Richon.
27: Town of Amman handed over to Sherif of Mecca's third son, who was escorted by a crowd of his soldiers, mounted on anything that could walk.