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June – July 1916
the same night. It is a nice little camp in an oasis. There is a big change noticeable. Railway in full swing & many more camps. I got some mail including letters from cousin Carrie & Meg, also letters from Carrie mother & Doug. & numerous papers. During my absence the Regt had 3 or 4 trips into the desert & got into touch with the Turks capturing some camels & killing & wounding a few Turks. They also dug some wells at Oghratina which will make these stunts much easier. There is a fair bit of aerial activity & our machines try & engage the enemys planes as often as possible.
The horses are looking fairly well. The months spell at Hill 70 did them a lot of good but they felt the first big reconnaissance to the East of Bir el Abd about 30 miles each way 60 miles altogether in the 2 days. Many of them had sore backs. On the 19th the 6th & 7th LH & the Wellington Mounted Rifles