Item 02: Arthur Richard Pyke diary, 1 January-31 December 1917 - Page 89
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[Page 89]
Friday 10 August, 1917
Cloudy. Sighted Sierra Leone shortly after 9 AM. Showery during night. 15 - 4 & 12 - 4 & 8 - 12. Arr. in Harbour 2pm. 4 - 8 & 4 - 6.
Saturday 11 August, 1917
Showery still. 12-4 & 12-4 & 8-12.
Niggers in very narrow boats selling fruit & diving for money.
Suevic, Borda & Beltana, [indecipherable] in port.
Sunday 12 August, 1917
Escort HMS Africa (Battleship).
Showery. Left Siera Leone 11 AM. Convoy of 9 ships bound N. 8-12 & 6-8.
Heavy downpour of rain on clearing Freetown. So heavy could not see ship 200 yds ahead. Heaviest rain I have ever seen.
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