Geoffrey Bell Hughes diary, 1 January 1916-31 December 1916 - Page 56
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[Page 56]
Tea to-night consisted of pickles & cheese & good old rabbit for dinner.
19 March 1916 Sun
Beautiful day & sea very calm. Life-boat stations alloted. Inoculated another 1000 men. With Colonel Phipps went to do Generals Johnson & Holmes. Any amount of limejuice during the morning. All lights out on deck. Pacing neck to neck with another troop transport about two miles away [text continued at top of page]
20 March 1916 Mon
Slept on the orderley room table last night. Another glorious day. The sea is very calm & of a beautiful blue. No wonder there is so many summer cruisers in the Mediterranean. Passed several transports. Passed Malta 4.30 & the island of Gozzo not long after. Met Wilbert Carroll & [indecipherable] Wakeford on board. A very sober day. This boat was originally the old Ortana of the [Orient line].