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13: Left Gamli at 2 a.m., patrolling wadi Ghuzze, returned to camp at midnight.
18: Turks shelled our railhead at Shellal, all mounted troops ordered out to wadi Emli, but the guns had been withdrawn. Bombed in the wadi, 7 killed, 17 wounded & 60 horses destroyed. Patrols exchanged a few shots with enemy, then returned to Gamli at 7 p.m. drawing rations & fodder, moving out at midnight to Buggar on outpost. Men disgusted at being sent out where we can see the enemy yet not allowed to fire a shot. Reach Gamli at midnight on 19th.
20: Stand to arms 3 a.m.
21: Left Gamli at 10p.m. on outpost with 1st regt. Nothing occurred during the night, but at 5 a.m. the next day, we sighted enemy cavalry at 3000 yds. & were being moved to outflank them, when the 2nd regt. came across the flat galloping, which caused the enemy to retire & we went to rejoin the Bde which was on the way to Ber Sheba, our planes reporting it being evacuated by the enemy. The 2nd regt. received a hot reception & found all the Turks they wanted, being forced to retire at noon; reaching our camp at Gamli by 9 p.m. Disgusted with the whole stunt. 22nd to the 25th