Item 01: Harold Copley war diary, 9 October 1915-1 July 1917 - Page 17
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either a bit of green at back of town otherwise barren was dissapointed at not getting ashore
Saturday 20th
Lay in habour all day sea calm no wind & very hot Yankee Cruiser come through canal 2 B.E.I. Boats sailed full of Indian Troops Tucker very crook some awfull rumours going round
Sunday 21st
[indecipherable] left escorting Indian transports. Two Aus. troopships arrived. Had a very interesting lecture by the Chaplain on early Egypt. Looted 4 cases of tin fruit out of foward hold
Monday 22nd
pulled into Quay at 2.30 p.m disembarked in evening and entrained for [indecipherable] night bright moonlight - country sandy desert with an occasional patch of vegetation. Indian guards all along the line 6hrs train ride & 1/2 mile march to camp accomodation wooden barracks with sand floors big openings every two yard for