Iles war diary, 1914-1919 / G. H. Iles - Page 282
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flagship "Australia" "New Zealand". "Indomitable" and the "Invincible" arrived and anchored in the Flow late in the evening.
Sep 2nd After so much at short notice we had to coal ship during the forenoon, short notice orders being suspended.
Sep 3rd All day exercise was carried out also night firing, (during the afternoon Sydney departed for Rosyth for refitting.
Sep 4th As the day before, firing exercises.
Sep 5th During the morning calibrating carried out and during P.M. exercises with squadron, "Birmingham" having rejoined squadron.
Sep 6th During the morning we replenished bunkers.
Sep 9th at 4 P.M. "Melbourne" and "Yarmouth" together with 2 destroyers proceeded on convoy duties to Bergen.
Sep 10th The convoy entered Bergen during the afternoon, and speedily the returning convoy joined us and then at 4 P.M. we all shaped course for Lerwick.
Sep 11th Late P.M. having seen all the convoy safely off Lerwick we shaped our course for our own base
Sep 12th At 8 a.m. the squadron dropped anchor in Kirkwall Bay, and at noon we received orders to