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3-12-16
inquiries from the R.T.O. brought forth nothing, so I rummaged through the gear at the dump & eventually came across 24 coils of wire D1 belonging to the 52nd Divisional Sigs but they convinced me that it was theirs. Bought a good supply of tinned fruit etc. then went to Ordnance saw Bains & at last found the wire amongst some 2nd Regt stuff at Ordnance, coming back to Camp we passed an old Tomb & several fresh Turkish graves. Apparently they were killed when we attacked Mazar some time ago. Just before we arrived in Camp a Taube dropped bombs on Div. Head Qrs (Bil El-Abd) & our Anti Air Craft guns opened fire & several of our 'planes rose for battle. One of these (a Martinsyde) was soon giving chase & drew up close enough to fight & their machine guns brought