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30: Spent afternoon with friends at Heliopolis – Diner at Zietoun. Had a fine time, my last night in town.
31: After a fine holiday, left Cairo at 11 a.m., transferring to trucks east of Canal at Kantara 6 p.m., spent a miserable night travelling – Bed very hard after Cairo hotels.
February
1: Reached Richon 5 p.m., Brigade camping area, having returned from the line yesterday, after a month's hard graft.
5: Evening at the Mayor's home – Messr. Bendsiff – had a fine evening.
9: Birthday party at Richon, celebrating S.M. Tancred"s (1st rgt.) 27 birthday – also one of the Mayor's daughters natal day. Had good food dance & music, returning after midnight.
12: Measles in unit, one of our latest men taken ill, camp moved from Brigade area & everyone quarantined on the sand. During the afternoon one of our boys went for water to the canteen & was fined £2 by C.O., but our officers left the quarantine camp riding the N.Z. sports & nothing was said regarding their actions – Boys fed up with rank treatment.