Item 01: John Brady Nash diary, 1 January-30 December 1915 - Page 123
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[Page 123]
Thursday 2 December 1915
Orders at 10 am. to take Medical Charge of the S.S. Themistocles at Suez for Australia
Preparing all day to set out.
Wrote letters to Hyman, Mrs Reardon, Peck, Sister Sutcliffe, Sister Johnson, Mdm Andebon, Dr Schuber.
Sent cables to Girls & Mrs M. M.Knowles.
Everything ready just at midnight.
Friday 3 December 1915
Left Cairo 11-30 a.m. for Suez. Arrived Suez 4-30 am
Went on board S.S. Themistocles.
Good ship. Not too many to look after.
30 orderlies about 150 patients.
Saturday 4 December 1915
Left Suez wharf about 8. am.
A comfortable & agreeable day.
Getting all into working order
Bed 11 p.m.
Sunday 5 December 1915
Mass 7-30 a.m.
Steaming comfortably down the Red Sea
Ordinary routine work during day