Item 01: Harold Copley war diary, 9 October 1915-1 July 1917 - Page 18
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ventilation & we found them pretty cold about 70 men in each barrack sleep on the sand. We arrived at 1.30am. Maoris camped in tents behind us
Tuesday Nov 23rd
Settling parade 9.30 cutting the Company down to 4 platoons took French leave to Cairo in the afternoon it is only 1/4 hour train ride 1 piastre return. Just about got lost so got a guide to show us around Went all through the old Egyptian Bazaar & into some fine silk & vase store the vase & trays are all hand carved in Egyptian characters they seem very primitive although they do some very fine work
Went to an old Mosque 1000 yrs old it is a building of marble with carvings in gold It was full of Egyptian students
Next we had a look at the gate way of Egypt said to be 3000 yrs old it looked a very solid structure for that age the gates were made of wood & iron there was a minaret each side of the gateway.