Trp Bert Hutchinson (Lilydale), 4^th Light Horse Regiment: In camp in Palestine. In a letter to his future wife, Jessie Mackenzie of Yalca, Vic – ‘I have not visited Jerusalem yet but I expect to do so before very long. I went through Jaffa a few days ago but this city is not worth visiting. The town is half deserted and is very dusty. We saw some nice buildings but the town is suffering from the effects of war. The weather is nice just at present but I hope we do not remain long in this camp because it will be very dusty in a few weeks’ time. Our horses are not looking as well as they were a few weeks ago but there was plenty of grass at the other camp’.