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pals we are or they are we moved our again from Moascar 7 oclock this morning after the usual messing around & started our last but trying day. as we were leaving same the Alago X Alogo's Band Played us out it was splendid. we went across the sweet canal near Ismailia in a westerly direction along the sweet canal for 12 mile what a walk the men falling out in dozens hellish road sandish surface we were forced on to much for the distance we came men growling, a two dead camels beautiful smell. one hour for dinner we marched on until 4 oclock when we halted near the suez canal so as to allow the troops ahead of us to cross same on a pontoon bridge niggers having the cloathes steamed in a boiler
they were as naked as the day they were born Train runs right onto the canal men in for a swim well we moved