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31/10/17 South OF Kashim Zanna
0645 Situation: Head of NZMR on 1420-1A30 south of Iswaiwin and pushing forward – 2nd Bde can be seen just reaching Bir El Hammam. 1st LH Bde in reserve. Enemy can be seen in trenches about 1070. About 2 squns cavalry moved out of Beersheba in direction of Khel Omry
0645 NZMR Bde ordered to push on to Kashim Zanna.
0748 Situation: NZMR Bde on Kashim Zanna and beyond – 2nd LH Bde can be seen moving towards 1130 – 8th LH regt moving down track W1 and keeping in touch with our left
0830 NZMR Bde report they are in touch with 2nd Bde on their right.
0855 About 200 enemy cavalry and some transport and guns can be seen moving up Hebron road opposite Tel El Saba
0855 NZ Bde holding 1130 – Kashim Zanna – 1180 – 2nd LH Bde on their right near Hammam
0945 Aeroplanes dropped message at DHQ reporting large camp mounted men at Tel El Saba
0935 2nd LH Bde report they have made good their first objective – orders issued for them to advance on Sakaty at once
1005 Situation: 2nd LH Bde leading troops seen moving rapidly over ground 1150 – 1190 – Patrols beyond the Wadi Hora about 1180 and moving on Tel El Sakaty – NZ Bde crossing Wadi El Malah about pt 1130 and swinging to left to attack Tel El Saba. 1st Bde in reserve.
1050 2nd Bde ordered to move on their objective with all speed.
1117 2nd Bde report enemy is holding high ground to south of Sakaty.
1140 2nd Bde report country towards Sakaty very difficult – 5th regt being sent