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16 February 1915
Tuesday
Reveille at 6.30
Stables per usual then wireless go out with packs & sigs are on distant station work. Corp Larkin is sent into Cairo with wagon for repairs. CO in to see his Francais, getting a bit thick Latham is getting way over the fence & is likely to find himself up to his neck in it, & at seven tonight he ran against Mitch or rather tried to be, but had to crawl down eventually [indecipherable] brings the news that our chance for England is nil but afterwards we find out that such is not the case. Received letter from Chocolate England A Thomas am answering it shortly hear that no Australian mail this week, no boat's running, went into town after tea & made the acquaintance of several ladies nothing doing though came back at 8.30 wrote this up. Received [indecipherable] for motor & turned in at 9.PM
17 February 1915 27 wks of soldiering
Wednesday
Reveille at 6
After Stables the CO left at 8.00 for the Suez Road district armed with a [indecipherable] the troop were to disband into patrols until fired upon [indecipherable] cover would be immediately be sought & concealed [indecipherable] everything worked well only the enemy at times was too elusive. Men arrived back in camp at 1 pm but Bert h & myself set out after the boss & after scouring the country for miles we missed him & when we returned he had the neck to [indecipherable] us on this subject bluff as usual prevails in the afternoon [indecipherable] fix up motor finally in the [indecipherable] Hal [indecipherable] & myself go up into the town where we had a quiet time & after a feed & a look around we made our way home. No mail arrived today & hear that none is expected till next week.