The Highlander : monthly magazine of the 30th Battalion, N.S.W. Scottish Regiment

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Sydney : 30th Battalion NSW Scottish Regiment, 1935-
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Issue Vol. 2, no. 10 (April 1937)
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Z\)e Ibigblanber  

MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE 30th BATTALION,  

N.S.W. SCOTTISH REGIMENT.  

HEADQUARTERS, DRILL HALL, MILLER'S POINT, SYDNEY.  

Commanding Officer: Lt.'Col. H. B. TAYLOR, M.C., V.D.  

Vol. 2. No. 10. APRIL, 1937. PRICE, 3d.  

Incidents in the Life of the  

30th Battalion A.I.F,  

(BY Lt.-Col. H- SLOAN).  

CHAPTER IX.  

arrived at Moascar on 28th May, 1916, the first portion of the  

sth Division and remained until June 15th.  

The line of defences east of the Canal, on which so much time,  

energy, and material had been expended was abandoned, and prepar-  

ations were made to leave Egypt. Rumour had been rife for months  

past as to our probable destination; some asserted that the reason for  

our being kept so long in Egypt was that we were destined to re-  

enforce the troops in Mesopotamia, others asserted, with equal force  

that our next move would be to Salonica. Fortunately these prophets  

were proved to be wrong.  

On 30th May avc received our first definite orders to proceed to  

France and preliminary arrangements for departure were at once  

put in hand. The news was very welcome, as the novelty of the near  

East had worn off and all ranks were eager to move to itcav field of  

action. The weather was extremely hot, nothing less than 130� for  

days on end- Our tents Avere pitched on loose fine sand on which  

the slightest movement brought up cloud of dust Avhich, with the  

assistance of myriads of flies, impregnated the food and made living  

conditions ery uncomfortable.  

An ofifset to these disabilities was the proximity of Ismalia,  

which, being the junction of the Suez-Cairo Suez-Port Said railway,  

is town of some importance. It is prettily situated on the western  

shore of Lake Timsah. Its principal attraction, apart from picture  

theatre and other amenities, are its well ordered parks and gardens,  

kept alive by the fresh water which, in common with the whole of  

Power Egypt, comes from the Nile. The principal buildings are oc-  

cupied by the Commission controlling the Canal which, although al-  

most entirely under French administration, partially belongs to P>rit-  

ain. It will be remembered that in 1875, Disraeli, afterwards Lord  

Reaconsfield, taking advantage of the impecuniosity of the reigning  

Khedive, made deal that has proved more profitable to his country  

than perhaps any other transaction of modern times.  

To the biblical student the tOAvn is interesting as supposedly  

occupying the site of the ancient city of Succoth.  

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Australia. Army. New South Wales Scottish Regiment. Battalion, 30th. (1935). The Highlander : monthly magazine of the 30th Battalion, N.S.W. Scottish Regiment Retrieved August 7, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-8162136

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Australia. Army. New South Wales Scottish Regiment. Battalion, 30th. The Highlander : monthly magazine of the 30th Battalion, N.S.W. Scottish Regiment Sydney: 30th Battalion NSW Scottish Regiment, 1935. Web. 7 August 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-8162136>

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Australia. Army. New South Wales Scottish Regiment. Battalion, 30th. 1935, The Highlander : monthly magazine of the 30th Battalion, N.S.W. Scottish Regiment 30th Battalion NSW Scottish Regiment, Sydney viewed 7 August 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-8162136

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