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6: Moved off at 5 a.m., reaching to L.H. camp at Sarfsi – 5 miles – before breakfast, but could not obtain food here & all hands "broke". We repeatedly asked to be sent away, but could not go without orders.
7: Visited Greek Orthodox church, fine building; many of our boys & a few sisters buried in cemetery in the grounds of the church.
9: Managed to be taken on the ration strength of 1st regt. details, so we had plenty to eat now. Play with 1st against 2nd details (rugby) winning by 9 to nil.
12: Troops arriving in thousands; rumour of evacuating Peninsular. Sports to-day, our team second in relay race & I fell when leading in 100 yards , smashing my elbow & kneecap.
13: Woke up & found I had a dose of mumps; sent to No. 3 A.G.H., Lemnos. Good treatment & best of food.
24: Discharged from hospital & as all L.H. men had left for Egypt, was attached to 1st infantry camp. Mr. Jones, M.P. for Wales lectured in [indecipherable] on the war & we had a good sing-song to finish up.