ACROSS SAHARA
YOUNG OFFICER’S TRIP WATERLESS on birthday great privation endured Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright Reed. 10.20 a.m, LONDON, Tuesday. To be lost for 10 days in the Sahara desert with only a mugful of water each for himself and three native iervants, one of whom died of thirst, was among the experiences of Lieutenant Donald Cameron, of the Nigerian Regiment, who arrived in London from Algiers, which he reached after a year’s march across the Sahara from iCano, a distance of 2,000 miles. He is the first Britisher to traverse that part of the journey. His 27th birthday occurred during the journey in a waterless region in which his guide lost the way, and both rations and water were most scarce. Five out of 11 camels died, and only two days’ water was remaining when they reached an oasis.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 29, 27 April 1927, Page 1
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140ACROSS SAHARA Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 29, 27 April 1927, Page 1
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