Item 01: Leslie William Sutherland diary, 24 September 1914 - 23 September 1915 - Page 80
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[Page 80]
9 May 1915
Sunday Sailed today
Travelled all night left Helmiah at 12.50 passed through Cairo at 1 pm slept until 6 reached Alexandria at 9.53 & ran alongside our tub the Devonha (8000) tonner quite a different ship to the Karroo she has been carring troops to the Darde's & brings back wounded, a hospital ship arrived at 4.30 from Darde's We had a swim & troops were issued with puttees & leggings. I met Lt Rogers VC when we were leaving Helmiah. We sailed at 7 pm & made good progress After dropping the pilot, the nurses gave us a bonza send-off from the hospital as we passed. Lights out are at nine oclock on this tub, in Alexandria 16 regs of yeomentry are now stationed the MG sections of 2nd & 3rd Brig are with us in fact every gun they could get Bed at 9.30