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Pair tear shell goggles 1 steel helmet 1 mess tin filled 1 tucker bag, filled 1 pouch filled as well as sheepskin vest & greatcoat. Entrained at Amesbury and was lucky enough to be with John Driver Ron Hill Jack Perry the four of us being only ones in our compartment – the majority carrying eight. Without much delay in 1½ hours we arrived at Southampton at about 9 and heaving our packs on wharf we were allowed to walk the wharf. We were there until 7 pm. Then we fell in & marched on board our ferry transport boat the [indecipherable] Queen a paddle steamer. We pushed off at about 8.
Things went well for about an hour or so – although it was raining upstairs & crowded downstairs.
At sea we struck bad weather and then the fun commenced. Soon ninety percent of those on board were sea sick. I must confess that altho' we were 10 weeks on our trip from Aust – yet I never felt it as I did this trip. I went upstairs for air on one occasion and the confusion was indescribable. There were men everywhere throwing up also downstairs – none were particular.
(We had on board the whole of our Ambulance (less transport) the Light Blues, Purple & Red (A) and English Drafts)
Owing to the rough seas we did not arrive in France until 6 am next morning. One of the first things that met our [indecipherable] was a British Red Cross Hosp