Item 06: T. Darchy war narrative, 16 June 1917-20 August 1918 - Page 15
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quite heated if one does not believe there particular day & hour
Friday 13th
Picked for Guard again. As a rule there is a Sgt & 3 L/cpl This time I have the lot on my own as we are supposed to be in Durban in time to get on shore & they want as many as possible to have leave. Sighted land at 12.30 & an official anouncement made that we would be in by 2 PM later changed to 4 even then it was 2 hours to early. At 4.30 all troops were lilned up & I had to get 3 of my men with bayonets fixed to guard the Gangways that were not down as we were still 5 or 6 miles outside the harbour. After about ½ an hours messing about troops were dismissed & later lined up again as we entered the harbour more posting complaining sentries for me To end up with we anchored out in the middle of the harbour at dark