Item 04: M.C. Evans war diary, 4 November 1916-16 June 1917 - Page 158
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on Monday, but whether local or general I don't know.
I could do with this job until the end of the war, but I expect it will end only too soon.
2nd May
Yesterday we heard that the Turks were expected to attack at 8 a.m. in the neighbourhood of Shellal but I don't think anything came of it.
Our quarters here continue to be improved. Yesterday I put in a kitchen range with oven etc. complete, which works very well.
This morning I banked up the edge of my bed with sand bags, a great improvement.
Have not caught any more lice on me yet, so I hope that one was a mere stray.
10 p.m., 4th May
Just had another 'mauvais quart d'heure'. Those damned 'planes have been over again – it is almost full moon & have dropped about 20-30 bombs. Thank goodness that