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read extracts out of Army regulations also a lecture on poisonous gases by O.G.: dinner: I.N.F. AUST: wrote home & to Ethel: tea: slept on boat deck: very cold: passed a good few large islands on the trip
Wednesday March 22nd
rough day: went to Holy Communion: 30 present: missed breakfast: laid on deck: came up very rough could not tackle tea: slept on boat deck & very cold:rough day: It has been windy & cold & rough: all the trip: rotten: the lookout up in the cask gets a good shake up: V.D. inspection(4th): could not tackle dinner: struggled through a shave also a bit of tea: slept on deck & very cold: the tucker was good the first day, since then rotten: sea soup, see right through it: canteen prices exhorbinant: orders to be careful & not fall overboard as boat would not be stopped: met W McKinley & got the strength of Tom & Bond: arrived Marseilles 10.30 pm: pretty:
Thursday March 23rd
dull day: up at 5.00 am & packed up: another artificial harbour & the breakwater gets some knocking about by the look of it: town looks pretty: railway along the mountain a series of tunnels & viaducts & looks well: plenty of tiled roofs: breakfast: dis-embarked & had dinner: marched to station & entrained: train 40 carriages & 6 louvres long, partly air: left at 4.30 pm: German prisoners were working loading trucks etc: very few young men about: women doing most of the work & heavy work at that: had a good send off & all along the route the people were very enthusiastic & lined the crossings & waved from the houses: the girls threw kisses with both hands & a few of the women were crying: plenty of black is worn here probably on account of the deaths through the war: got cold towards night & we felt it : dry rations: