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them beaten, a general retirement was ordered at 6 p.m. We had 40 wounded to get away & only 3 wagons available, so we double banked & put men on the N.Z. spare horses. Reached clearing station at De Babbas & had to get over 100 wounded away on camel conveys & cacolets. Major Chisholm said they had decided to leave 12 men & an officer with the wounded, as they expected a heavy counter attack from the enemy. We were left without an escort but Col. Dixon stayed with us & by 9 p.m. we had every man away & leaving the tent s & gear, we reached Oghratina with the wounded at midnight. Dixon did fine work yet was only mentioned in despatches.
10: Stand to at 3 a.m., leaving Oghratina at 6, halting at Hod Khirba, where we found an enemy dump of grain, etc. Boys had a good time amongst the dates, olives & flour left by the enemy. Standing in readiness to move all day, but nothing occurred.
11: Stand to at 3 a.m. Taubes over, killing 3 & wounding 5, also brought down one of our planes at Abd, killing the pilot. Observer wounded, but after walking 6 miles for assistance died an hour later in our hospital. No action took place & camped for the night.