Item 04: M.C. Evans war diary, 4 November 1916-16 June 1917 - Page 6
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[Page 6]
Nov. 5th – Hod el Sawart
This is our destination. I don't know how to pronounce it – for the time being at any rate.
Last night we had a heavy shower about 2 a.m. There was dead silence everywhere until it stopped & then a perfect volley of facetious remarks were let off. We had to do rather a hurried get-away this morning – having 15 miles to do & thus had no chance of drying our gear.
I did not get wet last night but I have a very damp bed this evening I am afraid.
This is quite a good place, it has been occupied before & the occupants have left a lot of their improvements here so we ought to be fairly comfortable as things go if we don't get too much wet weather.
But nowadays the sky is very English & uncertain.
Nov. 7th
Yesterday the Taube came over & dropped 5 bombs