Up Country to Jubbulpore
To day is about the first day of work we have had since we were embarked at Southampton. All the Guns, Wagons, ammunitions, baggage, etc. was disembarked and entrained on...
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...
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...
Straits of Gibraltar
Reveille 6am. Sea moderate, ship steaming in an easterly direction now making for the Straits of Gibraltar. At noon all letters are collected for postage. At 2pm all the Battery...
Cape St Vincent
Ship still steaming in a southerly direction, sea not quite so rough but she still rolls a great deal, breakfast and a stroll on deck, sight land on our port...
Rolling on the Heavy Sea
Sunday. 6am reveille, wash and then go below to wake up the men, who sleep in hammocks, many a groan is heard when rousing the heavy sleepers, as it is...
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...
The English Channel
Still in English Channel steaming west, sea choppy. Reveille 6 a.m. Up and wash, make bed, a stroll round deck before breakfast, and oh! what a sight – the sign...
Southampton
The troop train arrived at Southampton dock at about 5.45 p.m.. When guns and baggage were disentrained by our Gunners the Battery was fell in with baggage and marched on...