Item 01: R. T. Vowles diary, 22 August 1915-23 February 1916 - Page 58
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[Page 58]
morning. Move our position to nearer the wharf. Loaf about all day in the sun, Kiwi Scotty's face & douse water on him whilst asleep. He swears blue murder on everyone. Guard 6pm to 8pm.
10/2/16 Do not wake up in time for guard & therefore miss it – hooray - someone does my breakfast in when I come off guard (6am 8am) at 8 am we move into the wharf & start disembarking . Eric buys a paper a month old & does not know it until I show it to him. He was not going to be taken in either. Instead of doing guard I amused myself watching the goings on, on the wharf. An instructive sight was an Egyptian with a throw net. The artillery left by the first train, then the infantry & after dinner at 3 oclock we went for a walk around the wharf & on the transport.- At 4 oclock we mounted the little train cars hat hold but 48 each & are as bare as possible. The wheels creaked & groaned & with an awful squealing noise we drew out of Suez bound for Cairo. Things