Item 03: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 1917-February 1919 - Page 113

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burnt after the experience of the English and French climates

About this time I met a young chap named Sergt. Scarlett. In pre-war days he as my boy at the office I was employed in!

Our next Port of call was Suez a dry and uninteresting place on the other side of the Canal. My friend and I tried to hold a Bible class amongst the men of the vessel without much success however.

My next effort was washing my clothes out These were hung out to dry.

Passed a number of ships The region we were now travelling in was infest-

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