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Friday 21st Once more on the move & to Imbros again Landed General Carruthers here, a fine type of man so far as I can gather. Nothing doing bar the trying out of a monoplane. Since we were here last a boom has been placed across the Harbour mouth evidently owing to rumours of submarines & Torpedo boats being about. My time is beginning to drag once more, necessitating me playing patience with cards.
Saturday 22nd. Left Imbros for Lemnos & arrived about 11 A.M. Orders were brought on board on our arrival & we passed further up into the Harbour passing a large number of French ships. After dinner we went alongside the "Franconia" a huge Cunarder and transferred all our slightly wounded cases receiving in turn a dozen or so severe cases. The Franconia had on board some 1300 wounded mostly in cabins but the whole Hospital arrangements were splendid & the food issued was superior to most ships. The question of food appears to depend on the O.C. or ships officers some getting a splendid turn out whilst others manage on biscuits & bully beef.
Sunday 23rd. Doing general duties once more. Started off by having to holy stone No 3 deck, some work. In afternoon had the somber duty of rowing two corpses ashore for burial, a very sad sight but one becoming very common. I think of their people at home. After this duty we rowed to the main pier & went ashore soon forgetting our late task I photographed the large Greek Church in Mudros. Then had a wine & was 'shouted' another by a (continued on Page 60)