Trp Arthur Rouget (Wandin), 13^th Light Horse Regiment: From his diary (Egypt) – ‘Took over from the 1^st Division at Serapeum on April 1^st. Here we are given a little patrolling to do at this the place where the Turks tried to cross the Canal before. So we are patrolling the desert with 9^th Light Horse and also the Sweet Water Canal to stop the natives from bathing in it and also to irrigate their land. We celebrate the anniversary of our leaving Australia here’.

Spr Frank Hogg (Wandin), 2^nd Field Company Engineers: Leaves Australia bound for Egypt on the HMAT Makarini.