Sunday Dec 6 th

The remainder of our
reg't. entrained at noon
for Cairo. Morning was
occupied in entraining of
stores & equipment from “Arawa”

Arrived Cairo at(121 miles)
at 5.30 pm and at Zeitun

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(6 miles out) at 6.30 pm and
marched in to camp (about
1 mile from station).

Camp
is situated on a desert
waste but just bordering
on the suburbs of the city
with train & electric tram
service within a few minutes
walk from camp. The trams
are very luxurious, fast &
silent & the finest cars
I have seen. There are two
classes & soldiers are charged
only 1 piastre (2 ½) 1st class
& ½ piastre 2nd class for the 6
mile run. Train fares are
also very reasonable and
concessions are made to troops.

We carried our blankets
from the station and

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bivouaced in the desert the
first night as transport
for tents was not available