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Dec 25 lookout in the distance. Cool & clear with a light breeze. An ideal day. Xmas gifts issued this morning. Breakfast Kippered Herrings or salmon, tea, bread, jam & golden syrup. Rec'd a billy & 3 parcels at 11-15 – Chicken for dinner. Tea in Cairo. – 4.30 pm on top of Cheops, largest Pyramids – Glorious view. Went inside at 5.30 Hot as blazes. Riot in Wazza – damn disgrace. Lot of 14 Batt mob there new hands.
[in margin] Xmas Day
26 Cool & cloudy. Went to Barrage Had real good time. Nearly missed train. Unable to get tea at Cairo, so returned to Heliopolis & then to Camp. Plenty of bacca & Cig's in our Xmas gift parcels.
[in margin] Sunday
27 Turned out about 7 am Royal salute of 21 guns was fired yesterday – being in Honor of Anniversary of Sultans accession Dont know where our Brigade is but should rejoin them shortly Went Soldiers home rather decent lantern lecture. [in margin] Boxing Day
28 Drill as usual. 11.15 Sitting down in desert gazing at an aeroplane as it circles overhead occasionally hidden behind the clouds & discer