Item 01: J. E. Morrison diary, 13 October 1917-29 October 1918 - Page 109
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[Page 109]
One of these particular subs was sunk the next day by a British destroyer. A diver was sent down & found her laying on the bottom badly damaged by a depth charge & several others were sunk the same day. Similar.
June 22
9 am Hove up anchor & proceeded into the inner harbour of Taranto. Orders to remain at anchor until 3 pm. At 5 pm hove up & proceeded to inner harbour & moored at 6,30 pm. Troops remaining on board for the night. The harbor full of Italian dreadnoughts. cruisers. French cruisers. torpedoe boats & also British destroyers.
June 23 Sun.
As per usual cargo discharged & loaded this day. The last batch of officers & troops who were on home leave disembarked. News from the Italian front that the Italians British & French had stopped the Austrian advance. 20,000 Austrian prisnors taken.
June 24
Loading gun carriages, travelling kitchens & hydroplanes & aeroplanes for Palastine & Mesepotamia. Cleaning up the troop decks for another 2000 troops for Egypt. Splendid weather prevails throughout.