No-One Aboard
On marching back from Suez, we found it had come up too windy and rough and it was not safe to put us aboard from the lighters, so we were...
Ashore for a Route March
Reveille at 6a.m. Orders were received for the R.F.A and East Surrey’s with exception of mess orderlies , to be ready to go ashore for a route march for exercise,...
Gulf of Suez
Reveille 6a.m. Stroll up on deck to find that we have anchored in the night, in the Gulf of Suez off the port of Ibrahim or Tewfik*. On one side...
The Suez Canal
At 9am we cast our mooring and steamed out of the Port into the Suez Canal the entrance of which was guarded by a Scottish Regiment. The Canal ran as...
Shipping of All Descriptions
We witnessed some good feats of diving for money here, one chap went right under the kiel of our boat for sixpence. There were Indian native troops on guard at...
Quite a Good Scrap
Woke up at 3.30am by one of the Sergts to go on guard, as during the night we had steamed into Port Said. They were now coaling ship, our duty...
Lights of Port Said
Reveille. Nothing much happened to day, still steaming east, bright blue sky, slight swell on the water. After dark, about 8pm, we saw the lights of Port Said. Retire at...
Clean Washing
Reveille 6 am, lay in till 7.30am. Sea calm, slightly cloudy, Battery orderly Sergt for the week. Receive our clean washing, the sailor who was getting it done for us...
Rabbit for Dinner
Sunday morning. Reveille 6,0am and overslept till 6.45 nothing unusual I am sorry to say. Hot bath and change underclothing, get dirty washing ready for the wash. Sea calm, and...
Hop, Hop, Hop, Hooray!
A boom was stretched across the harbour, one of our own officers and a sergeant were landed here owing to illness, they were taken off in the hospital pinnace. When...