Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 27
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Dec 20 2 Xmas Cards from Mother. Pleased to hear that Uncle Arth is OK again. All of us had to drill this afternoon. Barrys idea, & hes a Tommy Lieut.
21 Drill again this morning & breakfast at 6.30. Looks like a permanency. Extra heavy fog. Went out with Joe the K Nut last night, & laughed nearly all the time. Drill all day.
22 Same old thing, form fours etc. Paid at B; went to Cairo had good time; Cinema etc. Believe Australians returning from Gallip. They are withdrawing from Suvla & Anzac.
23 Damn the drill & the mob wont refuse to drill although they talk enough. Went Cairo. Tea & then Kursaal. Rather good acrobats.
24 Xmas Eve Cloudy & cool. On QMs fatigue. Left for Cairo about 4 pm. Not many in streets & nothing like Xmas Eve at home. Fairly heavy rain for about an hour or more. Hospitals will fare badly Desert sands are quit hard. [in margin] Xmas Eve
25 (Xmas Day)
Service about 7.45 out in the desert. Short Sermon. Cairo in front & Napoleons