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24/6/16 Saturday
Nice day – Sea a bit choppy – Passed plenty of boats, every now & again, a man of war – cruiser – or destroyer appears from the sky line & honours us with their company. Plenty of Boat – Lectures, etc – We all appreciate the twilight, owing to no lights allowed – No sight of land all day 25/6/16 Sunday
Heavy fog early all the morning – fog Horn constantly going – Had Mass at 6.15 by Father Kennedy. Sea very calm, passed two lots of land – probably Malta. Several large steamers passed us, one we noticed pull up as tho somebody overboard. Today we are escorted by Torpedo boat & Destroyer 69 26/6/16 Monday
Sea very calm – Rather hazy all day. In touch with islands all day – Destroyer 69 still escorting us – Good few boats in view. Finished the Sports Programme Tug of war, won by 15th Field Ambulance, also got a few wins in boxing. My rib was very sore