Diary of William Throsby Bridges, 1915, Part 3 of 7

FEVRIER 
2 MARDI. Purification 33-332  
  
FEVRIER
3 MERCREDI. S. Blaise 34-331 

Saw McCay & 7^th& 8^th Batts 
march out for Ismailia. 
Sick & undesirables sent 
away to Suez to join 
Kyarra. 
With Genl Walker saw 
3^rd Batt doing an 
attack scheme. 
Col Arnott came out 
in morning. Said they 
had only been issued 
with kits at Fremantle

FEVRIER 
4 JEUDI. S. Gilbert 35-330 

Cold wind 
[[?back?]]to Genl Birdwood to 
see L.H. Scheme of Defence 
holding pass. 
1^st Infy Brig - rifle 
Competition 
9^th Infy. retirement. 
He said 500 Turks had 
deserted last night & 2.6" 
shells had been put in 
our ships in canal. Thought 
we should embark for A.a 
in a fortnight 
  
FEVRIER 
5 VENDREDI.   Ste Agathe     36-329 
Cold wind - 
With Genl  Birdwood 

FEVRIER 
6 SAMEDI.    S. Amand     37-328 

Saw Musketry 
Demonstration by 10^th 
& Skeen doing a battn 
Scheme. 
Aftn. to Recruits in 
reinforcets. at Abbassia 
Met Sir J. M. there. 
Tea with Gen Douglas 
took Dunhill to 
Shepheard  back to 
Mena for dinner 
  
FEVRIER 
7 DIMANCHE.    Sexagésime    38-327 

Staff photographed in 
morning -  
Writing minutes on promotions 
in NZ & A Depn. 
Ryrie & Cox came out to  
lunch. Monash & 
McGlyn caled aftn 
The Dunhills & 
Godleys to tea. 

FEVRIER 
8 LUNDI.   S.  Jean M.     39-326 
Evening dined at 
Residency 
  
FEVRIER 
9 MARDI.     Ste Apollonie    40-325 

FEVRIER 
10 MERCREDI.    Ste Scolastique     41-324 
  
General Birdwood   
Aftn to town. Called 
on Mrs Green.  bought 
plate at Museum. 
Saw Genl. Birdwood 
& Williams & Shepheard. 
  
FEVRIER 
11 JEUDI.   S. Benoît     42-323 

General Birdwood 
brought out French 
Mission.  Saw L.H. 
11^th Batt.   Coys at 
Musketry. Lunched 
there. 

FEVRIER 
12 VENDREDI.   Ste Eulalie    43-322 

Office all morning. 
aftn to Cairo with 
White. Called a 
Sa T. To Bazaar 
to see Birdwood 
who was out. Found 
Wilkinson & gave 
representation at 
Shepheard. 
  
FEVRIER 
13 SAMEDI.  S. Lésin       44-321 

Sir John M. & Gen 
Birdwood out. 
Whites Hospital & 
attack scheme by 
10^th Batt. Gave 
both Generals photos  
of Camp. 
To Cairo with White 
to see Syrian maps 
Etc with Gen B. 

FEVRIER 
14 DIMANCHE.    Quinquagésime      45-320 

Vaccinated. 
In camp all 
day. 
  
FEVRIER 
15 LUNDI.    S. Faustin      46-319 

Morning rode to 
Brin Yusuf with 
White saw attack 
by 1^st Battn. 
LtCol Lee to dinner. 

FEVRIER 
16 MARDI.     Ste Julienne            47-318 

Sir John Maxwell & 
Gen Birdwood came 
out. Saw very 
good practice by 
3^rd F.A. Brig. 
  
FEVRIER 
17 MERCREDI.     Cendres       48-317 

To see scheme by Skeen 
Carried out by 8^th Batt. 
Not well done. 
To see pontoons 
Aftn to Cairo. 
Took Maj McN. to 
Citadel & two mosques 
& Bazaar. 
Eveg dined with 
A.C. Staff to meet 
French mission - 
Stayed at Continental 

Stopped Smoking to. dy 
under arrangt with [[Harman?]] 
FEVRIER 
18 JEUDI.    S. Siméon       49-316 
Caught 7 a.m. train 
with remainder of party. 
Met at Kantara & 
Shown over the bridge 
head - 
Not met at Ismailia 
wasted aftn. in consequence 
went to Toussoun by 
launch. 
Reached Cairo after 
11 p.m. To Continental 
  
FEVRIER 
19 VENDREDI.    S. Gabin     50-315 

To Mena - after calling 
at Shepheard to see 
Gen B. who was out - 
to say I would not 
send any more parties 
to Canal until suitable 
arrangements were made 
for their instruction. 
Office all day. 
Recd. letter from Buckley 
Went in Eveg with 
MacLagan & Ross to 
Duntroon dinner at 
Continental

FEVRIER 
20 SAMEDI.    S. Eucher    51-314 

Gen B.. came out. 
Asked if I would go 
to Luxor on Saturday 
next agreed.  Said he 
was sorry for hiccup at 
Ismailia & Gen Maxwell 
very angry. 
Div.l Signalling Scheme 
all day 
Eveg studying map 
of Aa I rec yesterday 
from Skeen - 
  
FEVRIER 
21 DIMANCHE.     Quadragésime      52-313 

Pacha & Moriss were  
photographed in the  
morning -  
Aftn. with White to 
Maadi to look for 
Divl. Campg ground. 
Saw Dolly Tootles in 
aftern went in to 
Helouan where we had 
tea & came across 
Godley.