of summer clothing.
" 30--Divisional Horse Show.
May 1-2--Ditto. Squadron won Special Prize with pack mule "Pansy," and had
one limber and G.S. wagon in final; Pte. Carruthers also
qualified for jumping finals.
" 31--Squadron strength: four officers, 75 O.R.'s, 189 horses and
mules.
June 18--Inspection of horses and transport by Divisional Commander.
" 30--Peace celebrations. The Squadron, reduced to the strength of one
sub-section, took part in "march past". Strength: three officers,
48 O.R.'s, 30 horses, 23 mules.

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The following, by a member of the Squadron, is typical of the life in the
ARMIES OF OCCUPATION. He says:--

"Although these (the Armies of Occupation) officially have only
existed since February 1st 1919, they have in reality, on certain
fronts, been in operation since November 1918. The 5th Cavalry
Division, pressing hard on the heels of the flying Turk, entered
Aleppo on the evening of 26th October last. Trek-tired and weary,
the Fighting Division under Major-Gen. H.J.M. MacAndrew, C.B.,
D.S.O., wound its lengthy column over the Kuwaik-Su Bridge and
entered the ancient Turkish stronghold. Some of the units were at
once stationed close to the town, taking over the barracks and vast
stores and depots vacated by the enemy, whilst some of us, not so
lucky, were pushed forward to Muslimie, the important junction of
the Mesopotamian and Palestine Railways; and there formed a line of
outpost defence, just 300 miles due north of the line held six
weeks previously.

"LOW VITALITY OF TROOPS.

"On the 4th November the Armistice with Turkey was signed, and
shortly after several cavalry units were sent still further north
to Killis, Jerablus (on the Euphrates), and Aintab, and the outpost
line near Aleppo was thus no longer required. Now followed a period
even more difficult to put up with than actual war itself. A trek
of over 400 miles in a space of two months, following that
nightmare of a sojourn in the Jordan Valley, had reduced the
vitality of both man and horse to a very low ebb, and consequently
the sick roll in both cases was large. Malignant malaria contracted
in the valley took toll of many brave lives, and an outbreak of
anthrax, coupled with debility, caused havoc among the horses.