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3rd. Friday
Arrive in Barrack and are sent on 7 days leave but they will not pay until Saturday the 4th. and then only 1£ so we all went and saw Capt. Booth who advanced us 10£. I stayed at Union Jack Club. During our Leave at the Union Jack Club, Leading Signalman Bailey died of Spotted fever, and Leading Signalman Hughes died at Devonport. We returned of [off] Leave of Leave on the 11th and put under Quarantine. Sunday we went to Hospital to have our throats tested. 5 men were suspected and sent to Hospital. We are now living in a tent by the water and it is bitter cold and we are not allowed to speak to anyone, in fact we are treated worse than German prisoners.
16th. Thursday
We leave Devonport Barracks for Portland in the worst carriages that they can find and there isn't a drink of water in the train for the Journey. We are now in charge of Mr. Harmon, W.O. Arrive at Portland 7 PM and go straight on board the SS. Ascainus [Ascanius].
17th.
Leave Portland 4 PM for the Cape enroute for Austrailia. The Weather is very foggy but we are escorted by 2 destroyers.
18th.
Weather is fine and about 7.30 AM our escort leave us.
19th. Sunday.
The Weather very fine. Church was Held in the Second Troop deck.
20th. Monday, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th.
Weather very Fine. Troops in good Spirits.
25th.
Concert was held and proved a very good success.
26th.
Arrived at Dackar [Dakar] and droped Gun. French W. Africa. All Very Well.