16th March 1915 (incl. 17th & 18th)

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Rose at 2 AM. Heavy marching through the desert sands of Egypt, done about 20 miles or more today. From 5 pm I was unfortunate enough to be picked for Cairo picquet until 2 AM next morning. Our duties were to march through the slums in the charge of an officer to arrest soldiers overstaying their leave & to put drunks on their way back to camp. We were out all Wednesday night on an attack Had the experience of sleeping between blankets out on the desert sands & it was so cold in the morning that we lit some desert tusks to keep us warm

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Method of folding blankets and equipment. Australia 1914

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