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Tuesday 5th Oct. 1915
Ack. Mab's letter of 11th Aug. & Grace's letters of 7th & 19th.
Had a call from Arthur to show me a letter he had received from Mai dated 24th Aug. "They were thought it strange" she said "that they had not received a letter from me." So I fully explained in letters to Grace & Mab of today, the possibilities of my letters in Egypt not being posted till 3 or 4 mails after Arthurs. I did not arrive at Suez till 2 or 3 days after he, & whereas his letters were sent off at Suez ours were taken on to Egypt & did not get off till several days after. Arthur's Bn is at Pope's Post – the other side of Walkers Ridge. He expects to be made a Reg S.M. soon.
We had lunch together & he left me promising to mention the above circumstances regarding my mail in his first letter. I gave him quantity of writing material, cigarettes & a tin of sherbet.
Press telegram dated 5/10/15 states that Sir John French says the definite stage of the [This sentence continued on Page 71.]