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End of trip from Australia to Egypt.
From 16 Oct. 1914
To 9 Dec. 1914
on
Troop Ship "Suffolk".
April 4th 1915 Easter Sunday.
We left Mena Camp at 5 pm yesterday & marched into "Cairo" arrived at 9.30pm. on No.1 Centeral Railway we left at 12 Am & arrived at "Alexandria" at 5.30am & Embarked on the "Derfflinger" A 10. which was captured by the British The trip from Cairo to Alexandria was not a pleasant one, as we were crowded into 3rd class carrages & did not have any room to even move our legs & little alone get any sleep. at about 2pm we were on board the 2nd& 3rd Battalions about 2,500 all told.
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