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Jany 1915
26th – operation (Bougie). Sergts practising with field fracture bag. Signalling in pm. Land in sight. Got cheap soap.
27th – Barbar & I in portside gangway distributing kit bags. Full dress parade (Marching order) at 2 pm also kit bag inspection. Passed (what seemed to be sandstone) island about 5 pm. Very cold wind at night time. Remarkable drop in temperature. Entered Gulf of Suez early in the morning.
28th – Cast of Sub. about 7 am & anchored beside convoy in harbour about 9 am. A few Gunboats about. American Oil Co. plant in prominence. Suez surrounded by sandy deserts. Concert on in evening minstrel troupe. Not bad. Major W. also addressed audience.
29th – Left Suez & entered Canal about 9.30. Saluted a warship at entrance & about six gunboats throughout day. Canal banks entrenched & Ready for turks. What appear to be blockhouses are at frequent intervals. Stone with
29th – red-tiled roofs. Suez very picturesque from entrance to canal. All bridges of all boats barricaded with bags chaff & bales of hay. Turks reported to be making attempt to block us. Troops in trenches Gurkhas, NZ. Infantry 15th Lancashires & Kings Own, Bengal lancers, Punjabis. Gurkhas most plentiful. Desert either side. Arabian side mined & trenched for miles. Passed Orient, Orsova P & (2 funnel) & other boat also 2 Blue funnel liners in Bitter lakes. Some waiting for us & we waited for some to pass. Cheers exchanged. Anchored at at 5 pm in 2nd or 3rd of Bitter Lakes. No signalling allowed at night. Rumors prevalent.
30th – Weighed anchor at 8.30. Canal bank entrenched all along. Passed some artillery about noon. At 11 am saw Queensland Engr's about a railway line running parallel to Canal. Saw couple of trains