Iles war diary, 1914-1919 / G. H. Iles - Page 252
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to coal ship etc after which we remained at anchorage for a few days
Jan 23rd During morning we again replenished bunkers
Jan 25th At noon we received orders to prepare to proceed at 6 PM to Rosyth – The expected had at last happened - very eagerly we had been anticipating going to Rosyrth for the last week or two to refit and so at 6 PM our hopes being realized we set out for the Firth of Forth
Jan 26th at 9 am we passed under the Forth Bridge and anchored off the dockyard
Jan 27th At 10 a.m. we were taken into the dockyard and at 1 PM the main body of men proceeded on leave, after which the dockyardmen hurried on the work of refitting
Feb 8th At noon the main body returned from leave, - the ship at that time being out of dock and in the basin, undergoing a transformation, for we were being canouflaged similar to many that had been so done previously, and at 5 PM. we coaled