State Library of NSW
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[Friday 1 September 1916]
Off Gibraltar. Colder now & one can hardly believe a war is on, shipping all around us- [Following paragraph crossed out]I sometimes wondered in Egypt if the Staff men at the bases realized what was going on €“ at the fronts. One A.S.C man first time I wanted some Timber "he was up the R [indecipherable]" 2 times "out sailing with a young lady" 3rd time "Sorry sir but the Captain is playing cricket. We have on board men from Mesopotamia & Orderlies from the Hospital that was in Belgrade & in the action from Servia.Went to bed with a temperature & a rotten Cold, nothing of the hardy Viking about me more of a black fellow.
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