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Sig Troop. The heavy rain has swollen the river & it is overflowing its banks. There is a rush & tear for the next ½ hour saddling up in the dark up to our knees in water. We stand by for an hour whilst another position is found for us. This is in a lane further up the road. I push open a gate in the lane & discover a garden with trees, at the back of a house. Whose it is I neither know nor care. I lead the old nag through the gate, tether her & crawl under the my blanket, just about knocked out.
5th October to 18th 24th
Still in the garden of which has been a Turkish Hospital. Working in sig office & cooking our own food. Eggs are 2 PT each but tomatoes are there for the picking. Now we get a little fresh mutton which is a Godsend. We break up