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.