Photostat copy of diaries of Benjamin Bennett Leane, 1915-1916 - Part 13
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went first to the 50th Bn (partly
old 10th Bn) who very kindly
marked them 10th Bn and sent
them on to France! I suppose
10th Bn will mark them "Camel
Corps" and send them back to
Egypt. By that time I'll
be on my way to France.
I suppose I'll get there some
day.
Thursday 20th
Very hot. General Murray made
an inspection of the camp and the
battalions at work this morning.
Expressed himself as very pleased
with the progress made.
Got two letters from England today,
dated April 3rd & addressed
direct to 48th Bn. Wrote Mater.
The results of the Court Marshal
came out today - one year's
imprisonment with hard labor. I read
him out on battalion parade; the
general opinion is that he deserves all
he's got.
April 21st - Good Friday
But no hot cross buns. Services
were held during the morning,
and work was carried on as
usual. I put in a portion
of the afternoon getting a couple
teeth drilled out. They've been
nagging a lot lately so I'll get
them filled, and as the Field
Ambulance is right next door
the present is a good opportunity.
Saturday April 22nd
Today has been quite a
gala day. During the week
we have been making a
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cricket pitch and building
a Stadium. They were
both opened today. During
the afternoon Headquarters
played "B" Coy. They beat us
by about 17 runs, but we
had an enjoyable game.
I played for Headqrs and surprised
myself by getting five wickets
and making five runs. We had
just finished the match when
a message came out from
Brigade asking me to send in
mounted officer to meet a
party at Serapeum main station
& guide them out to the camp.
They also wanted transport
for their kits. As it was
urgent I went in myself
Got to the Canal to find the
bridge closed, so had to go over
in the punt. Eventually got
over to the other side and
met a portion of the party
on the road. Gave them
instructions and went on for the
rest. Met two of the officers
about half way across the desert
who informed me that the rest had
decided to bivouac the night.
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