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He had been thru the campaign from the first & said the mistakes & neglect of the medical staff was quite appalling & had accounted for much waste of life among the wounded.  The heat in the summer he said was intense, 120°F being a frequent shade maximum temperature.  No big game or buck were seen but antelope occured & very rarely lions.  Game birds were very common in winter, ducks, geese, sand grouse, etc.  He has great admiration for the bravery & fighting ability of the Turkish soldiers.  He said the Turk was quite fearless but cruel giving no quarter nor expecting any.  The British troops had lost heavily against Turkish artillery altho they were entrenched.  This chaplin was a missionary in the Calcutta