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[Page 67]
October 1916
Enough to go. I went myself & we left camp at Hill 70 at 5.45 and rode to Kantara & caught the 9.30 am special train getting to Alexandria at 4.30 pm. The change of air camp is nicely situated near the beach & there is every facility for the troops comfort. A large amount of freedom is granted & the troops have only to keep themselves & their camp clean. We are allowed leave from 2 pm to 11 pm. The tramway is nearly 2 miles from the camp & is a good stiff walk; a good service is run.
Alexandria is the best place I have been in, it is more European than the other towns in Egypt. The Residential part of the town is very pretty & there are many beautiful houses & gardens. I called in on my old pal Bill Long at the Records Section & we put in the afternoon & evening together & had a box at the Alhambra. There was a big crowd mainly military & quite the largest number of white women I