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to return to the boat after 2 hrs ashore. Very few adhered to this order. The time right up to departure was taken up in getting the men aboard again. Many were the worse for liquor. Of course the men were not to blame – a weakness on the part of the commanding officer's being responsible the whole trouble. No man should have been allowed ashore.
The commanding officer realised his mistake afterwards & I am sure his self inflicted punishment was complete. In the region of the Gulf of Aden the temperature suddenly became much higher and for some days between decks was extremely uncomfortable. To move about at all meant to be lathered with perspiration. The Red Sea is a most interesting
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