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state below. Allotted to messes & issued with lifebelts which we either have to wear or carry about during the day & use as a pillow at night. Slept on deck, conditions practically unbearable below. When we retired we were still at anchor waiting to put to sea.
Sunday 18/6/16Put to sea at 10 AM. Owing to number of troops on board, the meals are carried out in three sittings. Sea very calm; paraded with life belts 10 AM. Alarm blew at 3.30 pm.
Monday 19/6/16Sea very calm. Practically the whole of the day hugging the shores of the Island of Crete. Picked up by the destroyer "Ripple" early in the morning, which escorted us till
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