Monday 7th November 1916
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011[LeapYear adjustment]
We relieve Otago in 88 & 89. Raining heavily - left
bombing post of 89 untenable.
[LeapYear adjustment]
We relieve Otago in 88 & 89. Raining heavily - left
bombing post of 89 untenable.
Place: Walkers Ridge
Remarks: Otago leave Right
Place: Walkers Ridge
Remarks: Otago Night Attack
We learnt today officially and much to our disgust that we had been moved from Tewfik on account of Friday night’s incident. Our whole conduct of course at Tewfik has in addition been most vilely blackened by irresponsible rumours so that to the other Coy’s in the Regiment nothing can be too outrageous to believe [...]
At 4 a.m. orders reached Coy Headquarters to concentrate immediately at El Kubri about 2½ miles further north on the Canal. Orderlies were soon dispatched to the different platoons and at 4.20 the Company had assembled and was marching to the rendez-vous. It was smart work especially on the part of No 1 Platoon who received [...]
A warm cloudy morning. Other regiments moving out ahead of us, judging from noise in their lines.
Tuesday January 26th 1915. At Kubri, 8p.m. We paraded at 6.45 a.m. 240 all ranks including attached, and proceeded to Palais de Kubbeh station about 1½ miles. We entrained at 8 a.m. and train was dispatched at 10.30 for [...]