Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 17
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Nov 9 to be back in camp after Hospital. Struck Jack Scott of Barraba at YMCA tonight. Big camp this.
10 Transferred. Arrived aerodrome camp Heliopolis 11 am. Far better than details. No duty – Went Cairo & visited gardens & Soldiers club. First class place too. (am suffering a little with Dysentery) Paid this morning 200 pt. Pictures tonight after skating Very interesting watching Hockey match played on skates. Rink floor is concrete – May go Gallipoli Sunday.
11 Feeling A1. Big crowd of troops here. Met Joey Lonsdale. He's in 4th Batt. Visited Citadel & Mosque, Museum, Old Cairo & place where Moses was placed in bulrushes – Cost of trip 30 piastres. Citadel is marvellous. Wonderful workmanship. Also saw old Coptic Church in old Cairo; went underground & had to use a candle. Returned to Camp about 8 pm.
12 Dysentery gone, feeling good. Beautiful cool morning Visited Luna Park & No 3 Auxiliary & wrote some