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June 14th 1917
My Dear Nance
You are always asking me for a long letter so I will try and satisfy you this once. I don't know how this will get on if it comes before the censor but I will chance that and try and give you an idea of the work we have done since coming to Palestine.
After leaving Magubra where we had our Xmas dinner we came almost direct with only a few stops to Masa'ad at which place the Turks made their stand against our chaps in the attack on El Arish. We had a good spell here and after about a fortnight moved out twelve or fifteen miles to Dardawl. It was a lovely morning when we left Masa'ad, starting about 7am. I was one of the screen or advance guard and being right on the extreme left had to ride along the beach only a few yard from the breakers. We came past El Arish but couldn't see what it was like much and crossing the waddy El Arish came out the first fertile ground we had seen. It was occupied by a fig orchard. Fig and almond trees seem to be in the majority here with a