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We are not crowded, there's a fair canteen and there's still some cash in the company & I have £10 waiting for me in Egypt.
Tonight is Xmas Eve, it is quite a while since I had Christmas at home. I hope Ill be back for 1916, any way. Guthrie wants the pad. Ill add some, when we get to, where we do, get to. Got a letter and a paper mail at Lemnos 14 letters last date Oct 30 – That was the first mail for 6 or 7 weeks. We were not allowed to send mail for the last 3 weeks, from the Peninsula so I'll cable, when I get to Egypt, if its Egypt. Had a hot bath last night, first for months since I got off the Mauretania Anzac bound.
26 Dec – Just got into Alexandria, after a very quick voyage only 48 hours from Lemnos hardly likely to disembark today. Yesterday was not a very lively Xmas – there were no parades & they gave us a good dinner. Soup roast beef peas & plum pudding, & a bottle of wine to every 4 men. It is a comfortable as can be – but of course a troopship is a troop ship. We are sure to go to Helipolis now - & I'll see Percy – at the latest tomorrow. The Colonel told us we would not