Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1916-1917 - Part 2

JANUARY, 1916.
Monday 10
Usual parades very
monotonous
JANUARY, 1916.
Tuesday 11
Mounted parade morning
full marching order
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Wednesday 12 
Getting ready to

move out kit bags packed
etc
JANUARY, 1916.
Thursday 13
Spent the day getting
ready; went out to
Giza to say goodbye
to Mr. Branch. home
pretty late
 

JANUARY; 1916.
Friday 14
Left Heliopolis at 4.30 and
proceeded through Cairo.
and straight out to Delta
Barage. the night
JANUARY, 1916.
Saturday 15
Revaille at 4.30 and proceeded
to Hardan, arrived
there about 4.30, long
ride through heavy sand
on picquet at night
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Sunday 16
Put up horselines, &
put up tents went down
to Tominy canteen at night
Wrote Home & Jess 1
JANUARY, 1916.
Monday 17
Revaillle at 6.
Led horses in morning
and rifle inspection
in evening
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Tuesday 18
Mounted Parade morning
dismounted in evening
JANUARY, 1916.
Wednesday 19
Mounted in morning
dismounted in evening
Volunteers called for
Camel Corps
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Thursday 20 
Usual Parade, same
Old monotony: on picquet.
JANUARY, 1916.
Friday 21
Usual Parade
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Saturday 22
Cleaning saddles in
morning; nothing
in evening, Outpost
at night, very cold &
showery
JANUARY, I916.
Sunday 23
Arrived back from
Outpost at 6 Am morning

off
Wrote Home & Jess
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Monday 24
Usual Parades
JANUARY, 1916.
Tuesday 25
All parades cancelled
on account of Crul wind
Brian Keys arrived
back from England
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Wednesday 26
Usual Parades 
light shower of rain at
night. on picquet
JANUARY, 1916.
Thursday 27
Usual parades. pretty
heavy shower of rain
in afternoon.
 

JANUARY, 1916.
Friday 28.
Usual parade in
morning. played football
in evening: against A
Sqdn. & H.Q. they won 10-5.
JANUARY, 1916.
Saturday 29
Kit inspection in
morning.
Football, 1^st L Hazains 2^nd L H
we won 11-0 good
hard even game