Item 06: Frank Valentine Weir diary excerpts, letters and news clippings, 24 June 1915-1 August 1918 - Page 95
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[Page 95]
RECONNAISSANCE 10/4/17
Water is being carted & stored in Canvas Tanks at TEL – EL – JEMMI – SHEIKH WABBAN is plainly seen 344' the two white Tombs showing up on Skyline – almost north –
From TEL – EL – JEMMI on a bearing of 90' the road to FARA is crossed & the WADI – el – SHERAI is passable for GUNS & TRANSPORT where road to KITALASA is shown on maps as crossing WADI, continuing due EAST the WADI IMLEISH] is crossed close to KHIRBET – UM – RIJIL here [indecipherable] wells of good water were found
(a) Well 13 feet to water 17ft of water
(b) " 19 " " " 10 " " "
(c) " 9'6" " " " 4'6" " "
A Turkish patrol were here but retired leaving a burning fire – 10 shells were fired from the direction of EL MUNKHEILEH from a mountain gun or Anti Aircraft – small shrapnel – A very good outpost for operations on the EAST side of the crossing over WADI el – SHERAI –
AT KIRRAT – UM – RIJIL four