Papers of Athol Cluny McPherson - Part 14

be built almost on
the level of the water
coming passed the town
which is built almost
in the bank of the
Canal. we passed an
English house & the
men & women gave
us a great hoy, the old man waving a
red ensign from the
balcony of the house
All the way along
the Canal there were
[[?]] troops of the
first lot we passed
[[?]] Indians, they
gave us a great
cheer & were busy
entrenching, then
we passed a lot of
Territorials & then
another lot of Indians
they were dressed in
khaki but wore
turbans, one of our
fellows fired his
rifle off accidentally
today & the bullet went
through his hand
 

five of seven
Indian troops are
said to have been
wounded by snipers
along the Canal last
night.
[[?]] Went over the
Pyramids in the morning
but marching & [[?]]
fighting in the morning. Went
up to the top of
the Pyramids & through
the inside to
the tombs of the
King & Queen, the
Kings Chamber was
12 [[?]] & the walls
about 30 feet high
All solid & smooth
with holes to the
outside as ventilators
the coffin of the
King is solid stone
which must be 8 ft
by 2ft six & a tremendous
weight. Some
of the stones that
I measured on
the top of the
 

pyramid was 5 & by
½ & 2½' King [[?]]
is on the
top of the Pyramid
which the guide
told us was written
by himself

Sunday 20^th Church Parade
in the morning, the Service
being taken by the
Bishop of Sydney. Went
to xxx Ciaro in the
afternoon & saw the
Gardens. Went to
the Y.M.C.A. for
tea, also went to
Church at night
With the [[?]] of the
Y.M.C., the service
was an American
mission. Had a
narrow shave on the
way home as I was
pointing to a
place that we had
marched in the
morning a tram
car met us & hit
my hand, but luckily
I got off with
 

just a bruise &
bit of a tear, the
cars come very close
past each other here.
This was the day
of the Proclamation
by Egypt, the [[?]] Battalion
marched in to
take part in the
celebrations. 20.12.14
Sceptics ([[Roisin?]]
We see life here even
if it only [[flies?]]
Lowe    Saturday
McFadden  Sunday
McPherson  Monday
Ruttell   Tuesday
England  Elanor
France  Flora
Ger   Gladys
Austria  Aldred
 

Hand drawings - see original document
 

Miss Grace Sheehan
c/o M^rs Sinclair
Rockley Road
Sth Yarra
victoria
Australia
Her letter dated 3^rd May
Marions letter May 12^th
Mrs Buchanan
20 Darling Street
Sth Yarra
D C M^cPerson
Dougolocking
Wagui East
West Australia
M M^cPherson 20 Darling St
Sth Yarra
 

Monday 29th Feb, - 5
Went on the desert field ferry
in the morning.
 

xx Tell Sg [[?]]
Tell xxx Bugler Burrie is next
for duty
 

Hand drawings - see original document
 

[[Fowls?]] begin to [[?]]
R.M 110 [[Bolley?]]
[[?]] [[?]]