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20: Div. competition; appointed hon. Sec. of 1st Bde. composite team. Lost to Wellington Rifles in our first match, 9 – nil.
24: Played Div. Train, scoreless draw.
28: Match v. 2nd Bde. won 9-3
30: Played 6th Regt., lost 6 – 5. Left Raffa at 9 p.m. for Moasiar, en route for home. 17 from the unit were given a fine send off by the boys. Everybody well oiled & I carried a couple of bottles of whisky for a revivor in the morning. About 200 men mounted came to the station giving men of the Brigade (170) a hearty send off at 10.30 p.m.
31:Arrived "A" details camp, Moascar at 10 a.m.
February
1: Good clean camp, but fearful food, majority of men having meals at the canteens.
3: An English sergeant doing his final stunt prior to receiving his commission, crashed in remount camp & was burnt to death.
9: Eighty left for Aussie this morning. 1000 men under canvas awaiting embarkation & are discontent owing to poor food & so many duties, armed guards requiring 100 men