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the Depot command. He made some reference to my eyes, which did 
not appear relevant to the matter in question. 
But three weeks after found my name in orders as posted to the 4th 
Troop, 2nd Brigade, Horse Artillery, at Bawal Pindi, commanded by 
one of our best officers, Major C. V. Cox. To join when relieved of 
the Depot command. 
March 6th .—Wrote to the Colonel (Kinleside, Commanding Artillery, 
Meerut) to ask for command of the four heavy guns coming in with 
the 4th Company, 4th Battalion, to join the column about to be formed 
at Rurkhi. Order issued. 1 2 
March 7th , Sunday .—The movable column starts to-morrow. Ham¬ 
mond's Battery (3rd Company, 3rd Battalion) goes with it, and Cadell, 
with Girardot, go with its heavy guns (2nd Company, 4th Battalion). 
March 8th .—The 4th Company, 4th Battalion, and heavy guns, under 
E. Fraser, came in this morning. He returns to Delhi; E. T. Hume 
goes on. Busy making out the Depot accounts to hand over to Cliff. 
Bought his pony. 3 
1 1 afterwards found that Lieutenant Affleck Fraser, 3rd Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery, had 
been previously nominated. 
2 Had been Quartermaster-Sergeant, 3rd Brigade, Horse Artillery. Promoted Ensign for good 
service at Delhi. He had been ordered to take over the office. 
My horses and all my traps had gone to Rawal Pindi. Had nothing but one change of raiment. 
This pony had a holy horror of elephants. 
