Rock of Aden
Reveille. Still at Aden, about noon up anchor and steam out of the haven into the open sea passing round the Rock of Aden. Far out to sea on the...
Tug of War
Reveille 6.0 turn out 7. Still at Aden. Physical drill in the morning. Meeting after rounds of all Sergts on the Poop deck, presided over by the Brigade Sergt Major...
Practising Firing & Semaphore
Reveille 6. Turn out 7.45. Glorious weather still continues. Physical training at 10 am. During the morning a Transport in our convoy was practising firing, from two guns she had...
Steaming Away from Suez
Reveille 6. Turn out 6.30. 8.15 Up anchor and start steaming away from Suez. Everyone is glad to move, as it is getting very monotonous hanging about in the one...
Largest Transportation of Troops
Reveille at 6, walk on deck to see the convoy coming in from India, which did not finish till the end of the day, it had two warships with it...
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...
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...
Steaming for Valletta
As daylight is dawning we can see the outline of Malta. During the night we had drifted west several miles, from Valetta. Reveille, then relieve the last guard at 6a.m.,...
A Glorious Moonlight Night
Steaming in South Westerly direction, sea choppy but moderated from last thing previous evening. Later on in day still steaming in a Southerly direction. By steaming west at first and...