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21-12-16
Thurs 21st
We left Camp at 6 clock yesterday evening formed up with the 1st Regt leading, 2nd next & 3rd last C Sqdn of 1st Regt was the advance guard as usual. We had a very trying nights ride as we had all been on the go from since "stand to Arms" at 5 oclock yesterday morning, just at daybreak we struck the Wadi one mile south of El Arish crossing the wadi we spread out & soon had a large circle around the town, three Turks on camels trying to get away found themselves inside the screen & made back to the town where they surrendered, the Regiments took up positions on the hills a mile or two to the East of El Arish
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