Devoted to Drill in vicinity of the Camp. In the evening a night march or rather a night advance was practiced by the Brigade. The Brigade moved in line of Regiments in column of platoons at deploying interval. The Brigade thus extended advanced for half an hour and distances and direction were very well kept. The [...]
The Battalion marched to Mataria and spent the day in musketry instruction. There was a stiff wind blowing all day and heat and dust had everyone in a bad temper by 11 a.m. A D.C.M was held for trial of S.M. B Woodhead.
A windy hot and disagreeable day. Dust rising every where and the atmosphere in a tightly laced tent choking. Single skinned tents are no good in this country in the summer time. The sun strikes through so fiercely as to compel the wearing of a hat even in the tent on the sunny side. There [...]
The day was spent quietly. Leave was general after 2 p.m. Being Saturday night Cairo was crowded and very busy.
Company training 8 to 11 a.m. We expect to have Divisional operations again tonight though no definite orders were issued this morning. From 2 p.m. we were standing by waiting for instructions. About 7 p.m. Brigade orders came through for a move at 8.40 p.m. It was a dark night with a good moon rising about midnight. [...]
The work today was of a light nature following the heavy demands made on the men yesterday. Platoon and Company training in the morning and Regimental parade in the afternoon.
A cold sharp night followed by a characteristic Egyptian day. We moved out punctually to time. Each man carried 12 rounds Blank Ammtn. Pack horses 8 rds per man. Our Regiment was last in the Brigade. We marched by road to the ground in rear of Abbassia Barracks about an hour and a half’s march. [...]
A quiet day. Platoon, Company and Regimental training. We move out at 7.45 a.m. tomorrow for a Divisional Field Day.
A hot dusty day. Platoon and Company Drill in the morning, Battalion parade in the afternoon. On Battalion parade the dust defied description. The desert was dry and in the vicinity of the Camp was powdered to fine dust. It was impossible at times to see more than a few files just ahead. There is [...]
A quiet day. Windy and very dusty. Most of us spent the day in recuperating from the strenuous occurrences of the previous evening. There are rumours of our making an early move but so far we do not know our destination. The day was very dusty but most of the men drifted Cairo-wards again.