Item 01: J. E. Morrison diary, 13 October 1917-29 October 1918 - Page 147
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& British soldiers. At 8 am we left for the town of Suez for coal & water through the Suez Cannel. The weather being exceedingly hot.
Along the banks are the remains of the barbed wire fences, dugouts & trenches, observation posts etc used by the British troops 3 years ago when the Turks came & fought & were badly beaten with a loss of about 7000 dead. As we steam through this Sunday we sighted the camel troops on patrol in batches of 100 men & sentries posted every few miles. Thousands of pounds of light railways tanks etc rotting & of no use just now after the former defence in 1915. Also the crosses on the banks were 8000 Turks were buried.
5 pm We arrived & dropped anchor at Suez. Quite a treat to be away from the submarine zone & safe as far as they are concerned, after 9 continous months running across the Mediterean with troops both ways.
16.9.18
The Canberra arrived here from Alexandria. This transport is also going on the same run as us.