Item 01: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 21 August 1914 - 20 March 1915 - Page 53

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[Page 53]

Nov 29 - 30

come on the bridge; A fairly stiff breeze has been blowing all day & it is rather on the cool side to what we have been having, in fact it could not have been ordered a better day; slept out last night

Mon 30th
Slept out last night as usual & it was chilly enough with both blankets wrapped around us. were cleaning the steel parts of the saddlery all day & they were as rusty as it was possible to get them. Am on the bridge from 4 till 6 P.M. with Howard. we have put in a good part of the day finding lost clothing. I believe we get to Suez to-morrow morning. Passed the Hampshire (cruiser) (just as I went on duty) & was signalling to her. The boxing championship not contested

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