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 heating summer he saw was intense, the 120° being a frequent shade maximum temperature. No big game or birds were seen but antelopes occurred 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 soldier. He said the Turks were quite fearless but cruel giving no quarter nor spending any. The British Troops had lost heavily against Turkish artillery all their entrenched, this chaplain was a missionary in Calcutta.