Item 02: Henry Frederick Wallace Tucker diary, 1 January - 31 December 1916 - Page 229
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Sunday 3 December 1916
Col. Fuller & I left at 10-30 a.m. for Kirbur where we caught the 3-30 p.m. Train for Romani. Stayed with Yeomanry crowd.
Sir A. Murray & McMahon high Comr. of Egypt passed through to Bir-el-Ab in Special Train to-day.
Monday 4 December 1916
Col. Fuller met party at Romani & escorted them over Battleground this morning.
We left for Kisha & Bayud by 3 p.m. Train arriving in Camp at 9 p.m.
Letters from Home to-day dated 22, 28th Nov. also two from Mother.
Reports of a serious accident on Railway outside Maazar, a number killed & wounded.
Ewart left Brisbane on 26th October 1916. No. 3015, 22/5th Reg.
Tuesday 5 December 1916
A part of Aus. Camel Corps arrived tonight & camped here. Major Beith, M.O., inoculated Regiment to-day against Cholera.
Wrote & posted letters Home also to Mother.
Wednesday 6 December 1916
General Ryrie was to have come over at 2 p.m. to see the Col. but was detained at Gamel. Col. Fuller in Camp all Day.
Camel Corps left this morning for --- where they Camp till morning.