Item 01: Ralph Ingram Moore letters, 10 February 1907-15 March 1918 - Page 198
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"Permanent Boarder" with outstretched hand. We call this man the above, because he spends fully 90% of his time in the prisoners tent. As each new arrival is escorted to the tent P.B. is always there to welcome him, and tell him the terms etc. He is really funny at times. The end will be that the poor chap will be sent back, and I would not too certain if that is not what he wants. Naturally there is more than one man suffering from cold feet. I am sure too that the total number is so small, that the fact is worth nothing more than mere mentioning.
Last week I was on Canal Guard, so called because an irrigation Canal passes under the Church el Haram (Mena to Cairo Road) just where the guard mounts. The object of the guard is to examine all passes of soldiers going to or from Cairo, thus catching men who might have escaped the Main Guard without a pass. To get past the Canal Guard without a pass it would be necessary to walk about 3 or 4 miles along a native raised road. The whole country on either side of the Church el Harem is under cultivation and traversed by innumerable ditches and canals, many with water in. Cross Country