Item 01: J. E. Morrison diary, 13 October 1917-29 October 1918 - Page 66
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[Page 66]
24 [Apr]
Fine weather prevails so far & making a splendid headway.
N.B. Re the Malwa it is a frequent occurance of cargo boats colliding in convoys with bad results in troop transports it would be awful.
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Naval Commodore on Kaisar I Hind continually at signals from daylight to dark.
10 pm Malwa altered her course the wrong way per zig zag & narrow escape of ramming the Indarra (the 2nd time this ship has made a mistake & near collision).
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Similar occurance at 6 am & 11 am this day. Malwa within 400 yards abreast altered his course 20° to port instead of starboard. To avoid collision Indarra turned sharp around Malwa. Censured by Commodore by signals.
Noon All transport 8 miles off Alexandria formed in single line 400 yards apart destroyers ahead side & astern. Hydroplane 50 miles out to meet us. 15 miles out trawlers monotors as extra escort whilst in single file steaming through swept channel.
2 pm Dropped [anchor] in harbor
4.30 pm Moored to transport wharf.
The convoy brought from Marsailles 600 officers, 3000 Jewish troops, 4000 Indians from the West battlefield & 60 sisters & nurses for Mesepotamia & Palastine.
Single file
[sketch of convoy formation]