Item 01: Leslie William Sutherland diary, 24 September 1914 - 23 September 1915 - Page 42

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22 February 1915
Monday 18 wks from home

Revielle at 6.
After break. the troop made preparations for the days scheme as a huge sig scheme communication was to be tried. We fell in at the ridge & Gen Godly inspected both Troops [indecipherable] & our telephone [indecipherable] was missing & Godly roused up the [indecipherable] & sent him back to camp [indecipherable] meanwhile [indecipherable] moved off along the Suez Road. The [indecipherable] had quite a job to find us after the [indecipherable] telephones were used & they worked tip top, we [indecipherable] in at 3.30 when we arrived back in camp Tol & Jack I had to report at Div HQ re applications & they were accepted goodnight us. In the evening I went to a lecture by a Gen from the front & he was good & Im looking forward to when we get there Bed at 10
23 February 1915
Tuesday
Revielle at 6am
After stables the first parade was spent in tuning machines then in the [indecipherable] I with Bert went over to interview the Brigadier as to why our apps were refused & were informed that lack of College education, so am satisfied for a while anyway. Later a mail has arrived but no letter from Nell so hope it will come to light tomorrow. Turnbull gave us a good display of rough riding when he mounted his new nag it threw him once but he mastered it eventually. I went into Cairo this afternoon to the Cairo [indecipherable] then on to all the electricians in the joint for cells port telephones but couldn't figure it out, received a mail from Stan Short – also one from Tom written at B Meadows. Bed at 10 pm