"B” Sub-section: "D” Sub-section:
Sergt.  Hazlehurst.  Sergt.  Salter. 
Lance-Corpl.  Lawson.  Lance-Corpl.  Fox.
     " Stokes. " Fuller. 
                     Corpl.  Pearse.

"No. 3” Section:

Lieut.  A.G.P.  Millman. 
Sec.-Lieut.  J.K.W.  Arden.

"E” Sub-section: "F” Sub-section:
Sergt.  Potts.  Sergt.  Grice, M.M. 
Corpl.  Thompson.  Corpl.  Keetley. 
Lance-Corpl.  Pountain.  Lance-Corpl.  Buckingham.
     " Woodhouse. " Patterson.

The route taken was familiar to everyone.  Passing Rishon-le-Zion (Ayun Kara) the Squadron came upon its old friend the Jaffa Road, thence, past Yazur to Sarona, by exactly the same way as was taken in the previous May.  Bearing to the left, past the village, we arrived at Summeil and the camp south of the River Auja, where Sec.-Lieut.  Arden, who had been sent on in advance to take over the Squadron area, showed us our position in the camp.  Arriving at dusk the whole Brigade (horses, wagons and men), were hidden in orange groves; it was certainly not an easy task to fit everything up in the dark, the avenues between the trees being narrow and in most places only allowing horses to be led in single file.

The orders for the morrow (equally unenlightening) were to the effect that no unnecessary movement was to take place, and that no one, on any account, was to go outside the groves; the horses were to be watered at stated hours from the stone gullies used by the natives for the irrigation of the plantations; no fires were allowed; and all cooking was to be done with the methylated spirit blocks which were issued out for the purpose.

The daytime was passed without incident, but 18.30 found the Brigade paraded outside the groves ready to march at dusk.  Crossing the Auja by the wooden bridge, and proceeding stealthily along the sea shore, below the cliffs, about five miles to west of El Jelil, it halted in “column of troops,” off-saddled, watered from a trough, supplied by water from a well dug beside it, “linked” horses and laid down on the sand to get some sleep.  It may be imagined that by this time everyone was wondering what the next day would bring forth!

ADVANCE TO LIKTERA (EL HUDEIRA).

Before daylight we were saddled up and “standing to”—­a vigorous bombardment of the Turkish trenches (which we had been told the previous night to expect) was in full swing.  Suddenly, it stopped!  Who was there among us who did not think of the part the infantry were then playing, and upon whose successful attack so much was to depend?

When would orders arrive for us, on the beach, to move?  Patiently waiting and expecting, nothing however came!  Suddenly at 07.00, the troops in front were seen mounting, and at length the surprising order came through to us that the entire Division was to make its way to Nazareth—­quite 50 miles behind the enemy’s line, as the crow flies!