10 p.m
“God save the King” sung, and then off to bed!
January 15th
Woke up at twelve midnight; ration train arrives with rations for to-morrow, in case we cannot get on.
2 a.m
Train ordered to move. Get up and load rations on to the train. Arrive Suez 10 a.m., and go on to New Camp. For last hour I did a bit of stoking on engine. Rather unique, stoking an engine in an Egyptian desert. Arrive at a large camp, the largest that I have ever been into. Tents everywhere, laid out in perfect order. Coolies, Arabs, and Hindus unloading stores from trains, which arrive at frequent intervals on the single line running through the camp.