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A 17
Troop S.S. Port Lincoln
19/10/15

Dear Nell,
You will not be able to get much news from me now, as we are forbidden to do such a lot of things that we will have very little to say.
I had a grand time before we left a certain place which I will tell you about when I come back.  Hope you got the little package I sent through Mother.  We are having grand weather again for a start, it is one long roll.  There are any amount sick mostly Victorians, who have just joined us.
One of the crew just predicted calm weather for a few days so the Bight should not be too bad.  I have just been appointed corporal again.  It seems to be my fate.  Still address my letters as Private.  This is Wed & things are beginning to change for the good better there is a prospect of drill daily  Had our first parade today.  Am senior corp. & had charge of the platoon today, I suppose it is the fore-runner of trouble again for me.  We get a wetting every time we go on deck today, It is not very rough but we get the waves in such a position that they break

 

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