Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/37/1 - January - February 1916 - Part 10

This night a spy was found crossing
/ Canal - (see beginning of next Diary)
Aeroplane coming down
to abt 100 feet ∧dropped a note & warned them
tt there were 300 Turks not
far away.
They have seen / tracks of
a man up to infantry lines,
but nothing else.
There are traces of last years
Turkish attack all along the long
valley leading S.E from Tussum- Serapeium
Turks Men died miles back from / canal -  either
stragglers or wounded.
 

 

89
Sat. Feb 19. I went out to the
front line 8 miles in | desert
today - a little line of
picket posts & strong points
- very well laid out; with
a company camped at each
one ; each post covering | one
on either side of it & the strong
point covering it - exceedingly
well concealed from in front.
There was no water there for
my horse - so finely are things
cut. The staff visiting the front have
to water their horses before leaving /
Canal & they get no water again
till they arrive back at night - & /
Mounted Rifles patrols also.
Our patrols go out 8 or 12 miles
- 40 miles each day from start to finish.
Yesty they saw two Turks & chased them
The day before they saw 40 or 50 & an
 

 Anglo Egⁿ Bk.
Ross re money.
Ferguson.
Egyptn Mail refunds.
Sundays Egyptn Times
Du Boise
Cable to Smart   HAND DRAWN DIAGRAM
Cooks. Table etc.
Fergusons.
Bryants  { Ridg. Trousers. 
                 {Shoes
Eg. Army Stores { Bed. 115.
                               { Mosq. nettg.
.4.7.4. Cooks ^{as to} luggage.
Suggest to Butler (1) Anzac Memorial
(2) Guarding in Pair Office
        & publishing, facts
So [[?]]
Kiwis

£4. 10^s 4^d . Ross. + 12 P. T. for carriage to citadel

7/-- Carriage

Tel. yuctd.

3454

Lawrence. pd.

Ross pd Cab

5½ candles

9_0 - cart for luggage

quittance Roll . [[shorthand?]] Anzac Book

Main - [[shorthand?]]

Rolls . [[shorthand?]] Col. Farr.

Col. Farr [[shorthand?]]

Col. Farr. w. ctees [[shorthand?]]

4 copies.

Amt is entered in mans cash

paybook at the time.