Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 31
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1916 Jan 5 N.C.O. bangs them over the head or puts the boot in.
Passed an Aust Pte & 2 ladies & didn't he get gip? New YMCA opened here last night, its A1. Plenty of reading matter, a good library & a piano, & stage & Canteen.
6 Secured another blanket but still doing a freeze. Route M March this mng. Made the pace a welter. Pulse 90 odd, a little feverish. Issued with equipment, & put up a tent. Leaving shortly. This Camp OK but windy & dusty. Train line right in front, Nile in the rear, & Cairo & Napoleons lookout in the distance. Garden on left, Mansion & garden on right. Zoo & other gardens handy. Nice walks & several big bridges.
7 Slept soundly in a tent last night. Guarding ammunition transport this afternoon. Went Cairo & back; rather busy day.
8 Rained during night. Cold & showery this morning. On picket for 2 hours. Route march – rested in gardens. Our dugouts along the river bank