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Monday 27th – Revale 2-30 – left Heliopolis 5-00 entrained at Zee Toun 700. Arrived at Alexandria 2-00, marched aboard Saxonia – 3500 troops on anchored in harbour all night.
28th – Sailed from Alexandria 8-00 o'clock morning steering zig zag course, alarms for submarines very often – Going about with Life belts on.
29th – Sergents mess – a submarine alarm 9-30 p.m.
30th, Escorted by a destroyer.
31st, Steamed very close to Malta at six o'clock morning.
1st April, sea with a swell on.
2nd, Sailed into Marsailles 10 a.m. – very beautiful scenery – Disembarked 6-00. Camped at Marsailles for the night.
3rd Revalle 5-30 moved off 7-00 entrained at Marsaille nine o'clock – dinner at Orange 1-00 beef & Biscuits & cigarettes – again at 1 o'clock in morning – beautiful scenery all the way.