Friday 29th January 1915
4 a.m. found every man in a state of readiness in the trenches peering towards the East to try and discover the long overdue enemy. Daylight dawned and general disappointment quickly vanished with the announcement of rations and breakfast. The men spent the day quietly improving their trenches and constructing shell proof bivouacs. Platoons vied with each other in completing their works. Today our fresh meat ration was good and the cooks soon had a most appetizing stew prepared from the meat and vegetables issued. We had an officer of the 7th Ghurkas to lunch. He was down with their pack mules for water. The mules are sturdy well trained animals and in this country where wheeled vehicles are hard to move owing to the lack of roads they are very efficient . A mule takes 2 camel tanks of water of about 112 lbs each. The trenches were greatly improved during the day and we are now much readier to receive our tardy foe. The night passed quietly, the men not on look out making themselves as comfortable as possible in the shell proof shelters.
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