Maitland
On the 24th February, the Staffordshire Squadron disembarked, and moved up to the great cavalry camp at Maitland, where a week passed quickly away in drill parades, and field days. Here is a typical Maitland day:-
05:00 Reveille
05:30 Feed
07:00 Parade (field services marching order)
08:15 Water on return.
08:30 Breakfast
09:00 Stables and rifle cleaning
12:00 Water
12:30 Feed
13:00 Dinner
14:15 Foot parade
15:00 Change mounts
16:30 Water
17:00 Stables
18:00 Muscle Drill
18:30 Feed
18:30 Night guard
19:00 Tea
21:00 First post
21:30 Tattoo
22:00 Lights out
On the evening of the 5th of March, the Squadron entrained for De Aar, . . .
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