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...
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...
Reveille 6am. Lay in till 7.45, we are still anchored off Suez. Court Martial takes place on board of one of our Corporals who absented himself without leave when we...
After spending an interesting hour in Suez we started to walk back to the Quay at Tewfik*. We learnt that the boys here are much after our own for being...
Once on shore we started to stretch our legs in the direction of Suez 2 1/2 miles away. About 100 yards down the road we were accosted with several sorts...
Sunday. Stroll round the deck first thing. Hardly a breeze now blowing. Orderly Sergt for the week. Some men who against orders had come on shore with us, (men in...
Wake up this morning in a stiff and aching condition after sleeping so comfortable on the plain boards. The wind had moderated into a breeze. After breakfast of 2 or...
We had to make ourselves as comfortable as possible for the night in some grain sheds along the quayside. A packet of cigarettes, orange and apple was served to each...