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9/5/16 Tuesday
Some hot all day. On Guard from 3 pm to 6 pm & from 3 am to 6 am – nothing eventuated all day – The Gunboats on the Lake throwing their searchlights till daylight.
10/5/16 Wednesday
Had the day off – but all leave was stopped couldn't leave the Camp – Got a letter from Bill Bedsor, said he was at Telekebar Camp & didn't like it after Cairo. All the Boys were issued with shorts – helmets – puttees – so as to be all uniformly dressed – as I have been wearing puttees & shorts for some time & I am as brown as a berry. All sorts of rumours going around, as to moving off & yet there are other rumours that 30,000 Turks are near our outposts looking for us – As far as the 15th F.A. are concerned, we have now all hands well trained & equipped to move off at an hours notice – also have rigged 5 – E.P. Tents for any casualtys & the transport is also 18 Carat – also 20 Camels with ambulance stretchers attached.
Father King said Rosary for about 50 Boys out of the 5th Division.