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[Page 35]
May 1916
we sent a few parties out, have not been able to locate it. Heard later that the Turks had captured the aeroplane.
Sunday 7th
We left Romani at 1.30 pm & marched to Qatia both the 6th & 7th Regts camel train ambulance. We are going to the Turkish camp at Bir al abd to make a reconnaissance in force. After watering our horses & attending to our minor wants we left Qatia at 8 pm & arrived at Oghratina at 11 pm. The moon was only a few days old. We fed up again & snatched 2 or 3 hrs sleep, got our water bottles full & at 4 oclock our advanced guard got away & we followed at 4.30 am. The riding was slow as the country was mostly drift sand. We reached Bir-al-abd to find the last of the Turks clearing off in the distance. They left nothing & we didn't even get a shot at them. Our aeroplane followed but I didn't hear how far they went. It was impossible for us to continue the advance as there was only a limited