Todd war diary, 3 August 1914-29 February 1916 / Arthur Todd - Page 180
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the big sweep for the Kronprinz Gloucester Liverpool Carnarvon Glasgow
8th April - 15
Abrolhos Rocks Brazil a base used for coaling mail delivery off to Rendezvous to catch Konprinz
11th April - 17
Near Pernambuco still after K.Pr. description of Rio. Reread!!
3rd May - 18
Arrival of big mail at St Lucia after big trek south first for 5 mths Australia and battle of Eleanora Woermann
17th May - 19
Jamaica nothing doing
17th May - 20 & 21
Still Jamaica nothing doing
4th June - 22
Kingston Jamaica nil of interest
15th June - 23
Near Belize nil of interest
26th June - 24
On the way to Trinidad nil of interest scare of German [indecipherable] Martinique yarn about [indecipherable] late for the regatta Caesar chased about
July 19th - 26
Bermuda for nothing
August 2nd - 27
Still Bermuda off to NY patrol dummy ships & submarine scares
Aug 21st - 28
At Halifax subm. scares our packet boat patrolling. The Suffolks joke on Patey & the Suffolks signal, news of Canada & its recruiting compares unfavourably with Australia. Canadian street signs, the agent who tried to enlist us: funerals etc.
Aug 30 - 29
NY Patrol collide with ferry in Halifax. [Notes indecipherable] Gold shipment to USA [indecipherable] 30 knots & the destruction caused Niobe. Recruiting in Canada
Sept 7th - 30
Halifax nil of importance
Sept 27 - 34
Halifax nil of importance