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Battleship plays the National Anthem as we pull out to stream
March 3rd
Passing Athens conditions rotten, cannot even get drinking water, nothing to wash our mess tins with, no forks plates or mugs issued us
March 4th
Arrived Lemnos Island, beautiful harbour scores of Warships, transports, Destroyers and submarines,
March 5
Lying in Harbour awaiting orders
6th
we row Queenslanders ashore to make room
7th
Admiral of the fleet comes aboard
We form a boat crew, to row men ashore
8th
Rowed 10 men ashore back in evening, buy nick nacks, good feed
9th
Long route march ashore, pulled ashore in boats, have a good day
10th
great rejoicing cant go ashore to rough
11th
On prison guard, Warships & Transports arrive
12th
French General visit our ships
13th
Rowing men ashore, 1¾ hrs to do a trip, to rough to handle boats