Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1916-1917 - Part 7

MAY, 1916.      
Sunday 21
Usual church parade, quite
warm. Wrote Home , Jess
(17)

MAY, 1916.
Monday 22
Easy day picquet at
night

MAY. 1916.
Tuesday 23
Revaille at 2 30 all
day stunt with the
Squadron was scout
all the way out, horses
all day without water
we were quite close to
the coast all the time
got some curios.
Got a good Warwick Yeo
badge at Hamashia
MAY, 1916.
Wednesday 24 
Quiet day; ordinary
fatigues

MAY, 1916.
Thursday: 25
Alec went away to hospital
MAY, 1916.
Friday 26
6^th left Romani for
Hill 70

MAY. 1916.
Saturday: 27
7^th Reg left Romani for
Hill 70; the 2^nd are expected
in their place
MAY, 1916.
Sunday 28
Squadron on Outpost
very cool night.
Wrote Home & Jess (IV)

MAY, 1916.
Monday. 29
Got word to get ready
for a big stunt
MAY, 1916.
Tuesday. 30
Left Romani at 11.30 and acted
as Camel guard to Romani.
going all night, arrived
at Ogratina at 9.30 next morning
and camped there the day
and left there at 9.30, & proceeded
 to Hod-Dêbâbis

MAY, 1916.
Wednesday 31 
Arrived Hod Dêbâbis just at
daylight, waited there till the
N.Z. M. Rifles, turned up from
Bir-el -Abd; where they
had an encounter with
an outpost; we then we
went on to Ogratina and
waited there till the Mounted
Rifles again caught us up.
then we proceeded on back
to Romani where we arrived
at 11.30.
JUNE, 1916.
Thursday 1
Stood to arms at usual
times, just getting breakfast
when Taube came over the
camp, got our horses and
cleared out, dropped 7
bombs; doing a good deal
of damage to 3^rd L.H killing
10 & wounding 15; men and
killing 36 horses. day very
warm.

JUNE, 1916.
Friday 2
After lost horses from
the Taube raid. a lot
got back. Outpost at night
in charge of a post.
JUNE, 1916.
Saturday 3
Y.M.C.A erected near our
camp; very convenient
rather hot during the day

JUNE, 1916.
Sunday 4
Squadron inlying picquet
down in palms all day.
Taube flew over.
 JUNE, 1916.
Monday 5
quiet day
Wrote Home & Jess [shorthand]

JUNE, 1916.
Tuesday 6
Regimental Fatigue.
JUNE, 1916.
Wednesday 7
Digging party to
Calten Gabbt in
morning,
Picquet at night

JUNE, 1916.
Thursday 8 
Got news of Kitcheners
death, awful blow to all
Military Authorities.
An aeroplane over during
day, all very quiet.
JUNE, 1916.
Friday 9
Quiet day on digging
party at Catten Gabbt
got ready for Stunt.