Item 01: James Lindsell diary, 10 February-31 December 1915 - Page 30
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28 March 1915
Sunday
Palm Sunday
Holiday today so make a tour to the town of Heliopolis
This town was built with the object of making a huge Casino to outdo Monte Carlo & encourage English & Yankee tourists here during the Winter, which is very pleasant.
Some of the buildings are magnificent especially the casino itself but the British Government put a stop to it & have turned it into & military hospital.
1916 March 29
Monday
On the move again, first thing this morning we get orders to pack & shift to join our Battalion camped some distance the other side of Heliopolis to take part in a great review by General Sir Ian. Hamilton. The whole division of New Zealanders & two companies of moaris & our ALH & INF. making a total of about 20,000 on this station