Item 01: W. E. Bendrey diary, 16 May-5 October 1915 - Page 21

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July 10
Sighted land at 3.35 a Cape on the North East Coast of Africa. Sea green now instead of deep blue.
11th Beautiful cool night last night with glorious sea breeze yet terminating in a hurricane.
6 am Entered Gulf of Aden. Somaliland (NE Coast of Africa) on our port side This is where a fair amount of fighting occurred during Boer War. All lights out from now on.
Temperature 85 in shade at Sunrise becoming unbearably hot. Perspiration oozes out of one even under cover.
12th Sighted entrance to Aden 5.30 am entered Harbour 6.30. Entrance guarded by 2 rocky headlands sloping from