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No. 1515
Pte. Eugene Sullivan
A.M.C.
Head Quarters Staff,
33 Battalion, 9th Brigade, A.I.F.
Abroad.

May 1916.
My dear Parents,
We are still afloat on the mighty deep and bowling along merrily over the sea. All on board have got their sea-legs by now and, amongst our five at any rate, are getting fat and thriving on the trip.
The sea is beautifully calm at present and we all sleep on deck where we sling our hammocks. There is generally a battle royal to see who will stay on the longest before we finally retire to ourselves to sleep, but as we are only a foot off the deck none gets any bruises. One of the Orderlies, Charles Ellis, the big chap whom I mentioned to you as having such a splendid physique, has been laid up

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