6th March 1915
- Anonymous
- Mar 6, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 6, 2023

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Left camp Friday evening 8 o/c (with a ration of 3
biscuits to last until 9.30AM today) Marched
through Heliopolis town & 7 1/2 miles along Suez
road (not a sign of civilization on this desert road)
in the dark. No smoking or talking is allowed.
At a dead slow pace that took us 4hrs we took
up our position for a sham defence.
Tried a hand at trench digging at 1o/c
midnight & then spent the coldest night
I can remember, sleeping on the sand
with great coats for a blanket pillow etc,
until daybreak, then we took our places
in the trenches keeping back an
imaginary foe. At 6.30 we
marched back to camp hungry &
tired, hoping that these games
would be wiped off the slate for ever
Had the rest of the day well off.

Trench defences by the Suez Canal. A camp is on the opposite bank.
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