Item 01: William Peterson diary, 1 January 1916-13 August 1916 - Page 75
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[Page 75]
Some sweeping changes are taking place in the Regiment. Colonel Glasgow the Commanding Officer is going away to a higher command he certainly has proved his worth on the Peninsular as a good soldier and a born leader of men. We are all glad in a way to see him go up the ladder of fame but very sorry to think he is going away from the Regiment. From now on it will be a totally different 2nd Light Horse Regiment from the old original one. Our Regimental Sergeant Major MY Wasson. a magnificent type of soldier and a most highly principled man has now got the Star and he becomes a second Lieutenant we have no one in the Regiment to fill his place no one fit to take the position and in him going away we have sustained a serious loss
- 21st Feb Monday 1916 –
I went into town this morning on my final visit to the dentist Thank goodness! That's finished after messing about for weeks and at a cost of nearly 2000 piastres The dental job in itself cost 10.5.2 (£10 Egyptian pounds) in Cairo Then I went to Minia and Train fares from Wardan to Cairo. & cabfares