25th February 1915

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Very easy day. All kinds of

rumers going round about where & when the 1st forces are going. Some say France some to the canal & also Asia Minor. Similar rumors were in circulation at broadmeadows & on the boat, as to where they were bound but it was soon found to be fact.

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The Egyptian countryside seen from halfway up the Great Pyramid.

Nearby was the AIF camp at Mena,

where men underwent training before sailing to the Gallipoli Peninsula.

The township in the foreground is possibly Gizeh.

Reference: Australian War Memorial

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