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April 1916
manage to get back to camp shortly after dark
On Tuesday 4th April we left Serapeum at noon. The Brigade marched to Moaska that afternoon & camped there the night. The next day they marched the rest of the distance across the desert arriving at Salhia about 2 pm Wednesday. I was with the baggage party & we came on by passenger train to Zag-a-Zig where we stayed the night. We had leave to go up to the town & got a decent feed. Arrived a Salhia before 9 next morning passing through beautiful irrigation country. The niggers are terrible thieves there & even shot at an officer of the guards when interfered with. Salhia is a good site for a large camp & the whole mounted division consisting of 16 Regiments Australian & NZlrs will be here within a few days We soon got settled down. There are mess-sheds canteens & shops & a good water supply. Our Brigade were the first