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5 December 1914
Saturday Arrived Alexandria
Revielle at 6.
Sea very rough & many men are sea sick sight land at sunrise arre Alexandria a hour later. The harbour is behind a huge breakwater & shipping is moored on the same principal as Colombo. French cruiser on guard under the forts which are posted on a hill above the town. Many troopers unloading & we go alongside at 11 o'clock. 26000 rifles were found in the Khedive palace who has cleared out to Turkey. 70000 troops are here already & there is to be another 70000 before a month is out & then the British Jack goes up. Guard posted on trucks as niggers are very troublesome. Men break leave in scores. Worked winches in No 1 hold for removal of chaff succeeded in getting over 20 tons. Company had all horses for moving off at 7 in morning, finally arrives at 6 pm. [indecipherable]
6 December 1914
Sunday
Revielle at 5.30.
Start at daybreak for unshipment of stores goods etc we made a start at 7 & got 7 or 8 horses off but the train for the N Zealanders came between us & we had to knock off till 6 at night we then removed and entrained them in 2 hours. I with Latham was put on to watch No 5 hold for our stores but couldn't place them although we waited until the waggons were unloaded. We finished up at 11.30 & then Corp Letch & I broke leave & went up to Alexandria. We took a cab & drove round the quays for a while & then entered the town proper by one of the gates the natives are very dirty & real pests After walking round the town we entered a French restaurant & had our first feed of ham & eggs (good oh) & kept 7 French girls amused with our actions, had another walk round also (+) came on a beautiful square of buildings of white sandstone the streets are very [indecipherable] & shockingly dirty the nigs are the dirtiest mongrels imaginable Bed 3 oclock