Item 01: John Thomas Hutton war diary, 4 August 1915-31 December 1916 - Page 60

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[Page 60]

Friday 19
Good Bye for a while to the good old 10th
Jackie the first man of that brigade to leave for the firing line
Saturday 20
Aboard the Cunard liner S.S Ivernia, at Alexandria left T.E K last night at 7 minutes past 10 still going strong, feeling sleepy
Sunday 21
Bound for France, left Alex. This morning, a destroyer on the port side with cruiser in the distance, Manly to the Mediteranean a long way
I am getting nearer to this "ere" war" by jove - yes for we have to wear life belts, night and day

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