Papers of Athol Cluny McPherson - Part 14

be built almost on
the level of the water
coming passed the town
which is built almost
on 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 we were
passing troops of the
first lot we passed 
were 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.
Nov. Went over the
Pyramids in the morning
out marching & sham
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
are solid & smooth
with holes to the
outside as ventilation
The coffin of the
King is solid stone
which must be 8 ft
by 2ft six & a tremendous
weight. (One
of the stones that
I measured on
the top of the 

Pyramid was 5 + by
½ + 2½ King Eid's 
name 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 Lo Ciaro in the
afternoon & saw the
Gardens. Went to
the Y.M.C.A. for
tea, also went to
Church at night
With the Sec 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
of Egypt, the trench 2nd Battalion
was marched in to
take part in the
Celebrations. 20/12/14

Sceptic (Poison

We see life here even
if it only fleas

Lowe Saturday
McFadden Sunday
McPherson Monday
Ruttell Tuesday
England Elanor
France Flora
Ger Gladys

Paris Pearl
Austria Alfred 

Hand drawn diagram - see original document

Miss Grace Sheehan
c/o Mrs 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 McPherson
Dougolocking
Wagin East
West Australia
M McPherson 29 Darling St
Sth Yarra

[*Tell Sg Major
ugler Burree is ner cl
duty *]
Monday 29^th Feb, - 5.
Went on the desert field ferry
in the morning.

tell Tell Sg Major
Tell S M Bugler Burrie is next
for duty.

Hand drawn diagram - see original document

Fowls begin to lay
R.M 110  Bolley 
 Very busy Stevens