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October 1916
fed up of the desert.
1st October
We struck camp at Romani & the tents went on to Hill 70 where we are going to camp for a while so as to get our horses fit again. We are going to get a fair amount of drill & discipline as the heads reckon we are very slack. At 1.30 pm the Brigade paraded & General Chauvel addressed us & afterwards presented Lieut Finlay of the 7th LH a DCM he won at Cape Helles. After tea I went over to the Canterbury Mtd Rifles to see Sgt Lockington a cousin of the Kogarah Lockingtons but he was away on leave at Alexandria.
[Capt. G.C. Finlay M.C., D.C.M.]
2nd October
We got away from Romani at 8 am The morning was very warm. It was a fairly solid ride to Hill 70 – 18 miles! & we did it in 6 hrs having 5 or 6 halts The camp at Hill 70 was practically deserted There are mess sheds & horse sheds. We got to work straight away fixing things up & I was Sqdn orderly Sgt. I had a very busy time parading fatigue parties for