The Road to Chunuk Bair

We heard today that H.M.S. Minerva with a detachment of Ghurkas on board had gone down the Red Sea to dislodge a number to Turks at Tor. With our detachment everything was quiet. Major Hart and Dr Home came to lunch and we learnt that our term of Garrison duty here would be extended for another fortnight. About 11 p.m. Brigade Hqrs aroused us with a telephonic message that  there was a drunken sentry of ours in Port Tewfik loosing off right and left. An officer’s patrol was immediately sent to the two guards at Oil Tanks and water supply but everything at both places was quiet and in order. It is to be hoped that the report is untrue. Lieut Cross returned from Cairo.

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