Bennett war diary, 1914-1915 / J. Bennett - Page 7

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information as to our whereabouts etc., would be destroyed.

29th
Arrived Albany, Western Australia and anchored in King George's Sound.

31st
Left Albany 9 a.m., a fleet of 16 ships and one submarine, AE2 (since lost in the Sea of Marmora). Sailed in three columns, "Ceramic" leading one, "Ulysses" (flagship) one, and Themistocles leading the Berrima in front with A.E.2, and Ayrshire falling rapidly astern.

1915
January
1st
New Year's Day. On guard again. Concert held at night.

10th
Crossed Equator.

11th
Vaccinated.

12th
Most of the fleet left us to go to Colombo to coal. The Suevic, Persic and Ceramic held on their course for Aden.