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December
21st Left Broadmeadows enroute for Albany per S.S. Thermistocles.
26th Arrived at Albany
31st pulled out this morning. on sentry go rotten job
January
1st Still on guard will be relieved soon. I hope the boys played merry hell last night. sports this morning our Co donkey kicked at tugowar. funeral tonight chap from one of the other boats.
4th still going good weather beginning to get warm.
8th heavy rain, was inoculated this evening the second time\9 rainy & windy
10th another funeral
January
11th Our Co on sentry go again escaped myself & am a sweeper for the day which is a good job there being nothing to do.
12th Our Bos'n pegged out today. he was a good old sport.
13 Colombo at last. hundreds of the lads from all the ships went ashore with out leave
14 another funeral two of our own chaps this time.
15 The fleet got under way again all the miscreants having been brought on board their various ships their fines vary from £2/10 to £9 so their trip ashore was expensive