Box 6 Item 01: Edith S. Thistlethwaite letters and papers, 1914-1923 - Page 47
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[Page 47]
The Palace.
Heliopolis.
July 27th 1915.
My dearest Mother & Sisters,
Such a lot has happened this week that I hardly know where to begin.
Well, last Tuesday-morning at 12.30. we were awakened & told to pack up & be ready by 2. p.m. to go to Gordon House – We got out of bed feeling mighty sleepy & tired, had just 2 hrs sleep after a furious night, anyhow we managed it & to our disgust had to wait until 4. p.m. for a Transport Car to take we ten Victorian sisters & our luggage. When we arrived at Gordon House we found we were not expected & there was only one empty bed in the place – We Fortunately Matron Cornwell lives there & she happened to be off-duty so go up from her rest & invited us all into her bedroom – she dressed & went straight to Miss Bell, who is living at another house now; she knew nothing about our movement, so went to the Commanding Officer & found him out. We had to wait about