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did not get under weigh till the following morning at 10 oclock. Owing to us being so crowded in the sergeants mess, we petitioned for the Australians to have a mess of our own Our Brigade Captain & Capt Ryrie fixed this up for us & we were shifted to comfortable quarters & 2nd class accommodation which proved to be luxury after Anzac. Most of the other troops on board were English & Scottish Yeomanry, there being a lot of Scottish Horse on board, I inquired after Charlie McQueen & found several chaps that knew him. We had practically nothing to do on board except provide guards. The MG Sections getting most of that in case submarines should be sighted. On Thursday we heard that the Evacuation of Anzac
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