31st March 1915

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Funeral of SGT of Machine Gun Sectn in afternoon. We left camp early. Route march through green fields of Egypt. Green Hedges on both sides almost all the way. N**gers pasted with butter & syrup caused much amusement. Marched to the Obelisk.

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