Item 01: Ralph Ingram Moore letters, 10 February 1907-15 March 1918 - Page 24
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F Coy 3rd Batt.
T.S.S Euripides
21. 10. 14.
My dear Mother,
Apparently we are off this time. The cry of wolf had been called so many times, that many people did not bother to come out & see us off, believing that the report was only a rumour like many previous ones. Not marching through the city also made a great difference. The whole of the 3rd & 4th battalions were taken to the Quay per train. While waiting for the tram at Kensington, the Light Horse rode past with the A.M.C. in the rear. Gordon Gabriel was with them. I just had time to go & shake hands with him. It was the first time I had seen him since I came to Sydney. I don't know which boat he is on. On Monday at 6 pm we moved from the moorings near Fort MacQuarie and anchored near Bradleys Head. It is marvellous how quickly the troops settled down into their allotted places. I should think that a fair percentage had never been aboard ship before. Early on Tuesday morning we started off. Ahead of us were the troopships Clan McCorquedale & Star of Victoria. We were not long outside the heads though before we passed them, & by nightfall they were almost out of sight astern.