Item 01: W. E. Bendrey diary, 16 May-5 October 1915 - Page 33

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31 All boys dead broke. –

Aug 1 Left camp at 7.55 entrained at 8.50 pm. Very warm. About 500 of us. Discipline good Not many water melons en route nearly all boys broke. Country near Alexandria appears to be productive. River Nile beginning to spread over low lying parts. Arrived Alexandria 4.30. Very hot in Carriages (with full packs up)
Embarked 5.30 on Z32 a horse transport (which also carried some crack British Regiments) Mess in F'castle head. Very warm.
2 Slept fairly well. Breakfast porridge tea, bread, butter & jam. Sea not exactly calm. Fair swell (water dark blue) Beautiful day inclined to be warm. nice cool breeze. The old tub