Item 03: Norman Thomas Gilroy war diary, 18 May-18 July 1915 - Page 20
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[Page 20]
wind and high seas ruled through the afternoon, and it was only after making several long tacks across the harbor that we got back to the ship at 5pm.
Wednesday 26th May 1915. There is no doubt about summer being the present season in Egypt. The heat reminds me of the summer I spent in HU & NA[?]. Unless one wears light clothes, very little more than a grease spot would be left after a few days of this. During the morning the U,S.A. gunboat Demoines arrived to relieve the battleship North Carolina which is to proceed home to America. She is flying a huge pennant from her foremast to denote her paying off the Africa station. Several Italian steamers also arrived to transport Italian reservists back to their country
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