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Tel-el-Kebi yesterday by train & arrived in this hole of a place called "Seraupen" nothing but sand. On the "Suez" "Canal" its a terrible miserable place here.
19.3.16 There was great excitement today when the Prince of Wales came riding into the camp. he only looks quite a boy. There are rumers of us leaving here any day so we are wondering when its coming.
23.3.16 On the 21.3.16 we broke up camp & marched across the pontoon bridge over the Suez Canal & arrived at 4 pm. at a railway siding & sat down to wait for the train & it did not arrive until 1.30 am. so we got into open trucks & made a start I don't mind telling you we did not get any sleep. we arrived on the morning of the 22nd about 9 am at Alexandria & embarked on the Ivernia & sailed about 4.30 pm. last night was not too bad I am not sea sick we are very comfortable & have bunks to sleep in its about a very fine boat some say its about 14,000 tons. In France.& our Trip the first place our boat called into was a place called "Toulon" on the 27th March. It is in the South of France