Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1916-1917 - Part 14

OCTOBER, 1916.
Sunday 8
Nothing doing
first leave party
turned up at
2.30 got my togs
ready to come away
on leave
OCTOBER; 1916.
Monday 9
Left Kantara 9-15
to catch Cairo express
arrived at Cairo
& went straight
to Robert Hughes
bought bogs
Went on to Giza
& found Mrs Branch
at home
Col Onslow came
out & we went to
Pyramids in the
moonlight; very
nice ride
 

OCTOBER,1916.
Tuesday 10
Mrs Branch worried
with toothe ache so
we went into see the
dentist; & then on
to Madame Piots for
tea. not a couple nice
little girls; also
Mrs Rickman & Keith
Slade
Had dance in the
hall.
Wrote home [*shorthand*]
OCTOBER, 1916.
Wednesday 11 
Did not go out; took
some photos; went
into town with
Mr & Mrs Branch &
saw "See whose here"
at the Kursaal;
arrived home very late
Wrote Lucie
 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Thursday 12
Had to stay about
place as no pass.
but Keith Slade came
out in the evening
and also major
Grimwood, of the
10^th L.H. such a fine
Chap.
OCTOBER, 1916.
Friday 13
Had visitors practically
Miss Wells
come out & stayed to
lunch, & Col Onslow
& Lieut Bundock in
afternoon. Mr & Mrs
Branch went into
Cairo at night.
Wrote "Blue Eyes"
 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Saturday 14
Went out to No 14 A.G.H.
and saw Frank M.C.
Longworth & several
other old boys, went
on out to Heliopolis
to see Mrs Walker & then
got back in time
to see Mr & Mrs Branch 

off for Luxor;
Went to the Asin Anzac
Hostel to a concert
immediately afterwards
& then to the pictures
& got home about 12.30
OCTOBER, I916.
Sunday 15
Wrote Home & Jess [*shorthand*][*shorthand*]
Went into Cairo
in evening & had
afternoon tea with
Madame Piot &
stayed the night
Had a glorious nights
dancing. took MmQ.
Madaline home : &
returned home very
happy & contented
with the whole world.
 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Monday 16
Caught 11 oclock
train from Main Station.
met Murgha Mack
& brought a letter back
for him: came back
from the station on
limber.
OCTOBER, 1916.
Tuesday 17
Feeling very crook all
day: nothing at all
of any importance
on: did some gun
drill in afternoon
paraded sick & got
some medicine.
 

OCTOBER; 1916.
Wednesday 18
Cleaned saddles in
morning. gun drill
in evening.
Picquet at night
OCTOBER, I916.
Thursday 19.
Cleaned saddles in
morning. gun drill
in evening went
over to regiment at night
Colonel Granville gave 
all the officers a dinner
at Continental 2nd
anniversary of our
leaving Sydney.
 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Friday 20
Cleaned Maxim in
morning: went down
to meet leave party
from Alexandria
had a late tea
OCTOBER, 1916.
Saturday 21
Nothing doing all
day gun drill in
evening.
Wrote [*shorthand*]
 

OCTOBER, T916.
Sunday 22
Quiet day, wrote home
and Madame Piot Bey

[*shorthand*]
OCTOBER, 1916.
Monday 23
Went out to range
for Machine Gun Musketry
had a very nice day
on the range
Had a very exciting
competition with the
other sections.
Allocation of horses
 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Tuesday 24
Stayed in all day
Tonie went to Cairo
for leave
Got good mail

Mother 1, Theo 2, Daisy, Gussie
Ula, Jeanette, Lucie (2)

Parcel from Aunt Emily 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Wednesday 25
Went out to range
again. had some
 good firing.

wrote to Lucie (15)
 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Thursday 26. 
Did transport work
for range had to go
out early; packed

up our Kit. 

OCTOBER, 1916.
Friday 27
Finished packing
up; had a full
dress parade with
full kit; Kit bags
all packed & stacked
Wrote Aunt Emily
Got spell off 'Bouncing
Billy'