As we packed all the (unreadable) last night we were pretty well ready as soon as we got up. We went between 10 and 11 miles out to the step pyramid had dinner and then under the supervision of the Brigadier made an attack on a well defended position. About five in the evening the attack finished and all the Companys entrenched for the night. I and Davis took first watch with the lamp from eight until half past one. It was the coldest time I have ever put in in my life. We went down to the camp but as it was too cold to sleep I went over to the cook's fires and tried to get warm there. But it was no use so I went back and took on sentry go over the rifles.