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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...