Dudley Marsh information –
Casualty Form – Active Service
HMT Lutzow – Proceeded to join M.E.F. Gallipoli – 15th May 1915
20th May 1915
Gallipoli
6th Light Horse acting as infantry without their horses landed at Gallipoli. Deployed on defensive activities on the far right of the front line. Left the peninsular 20th December 1915
LAST NIGHT AT GALLIPOLI
6th Light Horse A Squad.
2nd Brigade A.F.F.
Chatham’s Post
Gallipoli.
19th December 1915
With the highest of hopes of a holiday soon I scribble this my last scrawl from Gallipoli. Soon the last few men shall be withdrawn. Am keeping communication (per telephone) between the firing line and Head Quarters until the last moment when we finally evacuate this position. How does that strike you and other Australians. For the past week this has been going steadily ahead; every night men have been sent away until now the final night has arrived and our first party “A” left at five p.m. and then “B” left at nine p.m. and we the Rear Guard “C” Party may withdraw from firing line any time now as it is almost eleven o’clock.
It will be awfully funny if we manage to leave the firing line without the Turks knowing it. The uncertainty and suspense is somewhat trying as we do not know exactly how much the enemy know of our movements. It seems though, that we may be able to get away without fighting “Rear Guard Action.” It would be a pretty hapless fight; something like occupying these trenches in opposition to the crowd in the Turks, would make you laugh. But it shall not be long now before we make tracks for the beach and incidentally the boats. To go to the usual landing place would take us too long so boats will be in waiting a few hundred yards along from our B[-?] Post.
Wishing you perfect – in all – – – my last epistle to you from Gallipoli after seven months in the firing line.
Signaller Corp Ed. Dudley M. Marsh.
December 21st 1915
Transport Z 65
P & O S.S. Beltana.
Not until 0205 (i.e. five minutes past 2 a.m.) on December 20th did I disconnect my telephone and slinging it on my back with other equipment and four Mills bombs in pockets, make tracks from firing line with No.2 “C” Party, starting from Wilsons Lookout, at eight minutes past two. T’was a regular up hill and down dale until at last “X” depot was reached. Then we manned Gun Ridge lying in moonlight concealed by the bushes. When the last of all firing line parties, “C” 1, 2, and 3 had passed “X” depot and there was not a man between the enemy and ourselves on Gun Ridge, then we the Rear Guard Party retired for the beach. Ten minutes later we were crossing the beach in two’s and walking along a pier made of bags of sand etc and boarding Navy Cutters. Two or three minutes after arrival at beach the steam pinnace left with the last men to evacuate the position from Gaba Tepe on Gallipoli. That I was one of the very last party, 20 men altogether, to turn our backs upon the Turks and make for the boats, I am very proud. At the same time there is nothing to brag about still the fact remains that had the enemy known anything then we would have had a lively and exciting time. Upon this the final night there was not a casualty. We had left set rifles in the trenches so that after leaving the firing line these kept going off and so the Turks believed we were still there. Truly this evacuation without loss is almost as great as the landing.
25th December 1915 – Casualty Form – Active Service
HMT ‘Beltana’ Disembarked at Alexandria, 25th December 1915 – D3149
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George.M. Marsh Jnr Diary
No.2 Australian General Hospital
AAMC
2nd A.I.E. Forces
(Australian Infantry Engineer)
(Uncle Jack Marsh)
Mentioned a lot in JAMM’s diaries.
Friday 1st January 1915
7am Service – Free all day (joking?)!
Saturday 2nd January 1915
Fatigue, Stairs & Deck. (Cans Taters..?)
Bandage Lecture by Banfy.
Sunday 3rd January 1915
Mess Orderly – Boat Alarm Belts
Monday 4th January 1915
No duties.
2pm Lecture Treatment Lt Springthorpe
4.30pm Photo in Uniform.
Tuesday 5th January 1915
Fatigue – Holystoning A.M. & slept.
In Ward 9.
2pm Lecture Lt Norris – Pains re, – Sports.
Wednesday 6th January 1915
Lecture 10a.m. Anal and Physiology by Col. Nash.
Full parade 2pm
Aden.
Thursday 7th January 1915
Fatigue in Ward 9 – Above decks – Pain &
Mocha, 12 Apostles.
Paid 10/- 6.30am
SAP 2.30
4pm Lecture Lt Col. Springthorpe (Hall?)
Friday 8th January 1915
Pulled out for Fatigue 7.
Sergeants Deck.
O.C. said Hospital – Lecture Major Read – Fractures
Saturday 9th January 1915
Fatigue in Ward 9. Baled Baggage Room
Lecture by Major Gray – march 9 Hygiene.
(Thick line 3 words unreadable – mmm orderly Rand…)
Sunday 10th January 1915
Mess Orderly to Guard – French —
Monday 11th January 1915
7am Fatigue Lecture Deck & complained to Cmm
2pm Lecture – Major Campbell – Baths po—
Suez
Tuesday 12th January 1915
Writing. Left Suez 1.30. Lovely day.
Port Said
Wednesday 13th January 1915
Fatigue 9.30. Stairs. Ashore 11-3.45
Alexandria
Thursday 14th January 1915
Mess Orderly – Tony Chutedims – Nil.
Friday 15th January 1915
Leave all day till 6pm. Lt Col Nash addressed us at Roll Call in (Grs?)
In Alexandria
Saturday 16th January 1915
Wet day. No Duties
Sunday 17th January 1915
Fatigue 7am till 10 30am (Wharf?)
Monday 18th January 1915
Ditto 7am till 11.30 pm
Tuesday 19th January 1915
Ditto 9.30 till – –
Wednesday 20th January 1915
Ditto 8am Left on Wharf (Patrol?) – –
Thursday 21st January 1915
Ditto D Troop Deck. Hammock & – – –
Friday 22nd January 1915
Ditto (Stanligunor Folo – – – ?)
Saturday 23rd January 1915
Ditto to Whf – –
Sunday 24th January 1915
Ditto Packing – – – ?
Monday 25th January 1915
Ditto – – See Refugees.
Cairo & Mena
Tuesday 26th January 1915
Kits ashore & train to Cairo from Mena.
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/H12179/
Photo from Australian War Memorial Museum
Other photos at this link
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thrutheselines/sets/72157630796483162/detail/
Wednesday 27th January 1915
7.am. Orderly to Ward Tent 13, off 2.30
(War Memorial Museum map Tent 13 was 4th along from the bottom and 3 up)
Thursday 28th January 1915
6.30 Orderly to (Ward Tent) 18 & 23. Off 9pm
Friday 29th January 1915
Ditto ditto 2-9 18-23. 19-24
Saturday January 1915
Ditto 22 & 23. Lunch off & (ward?) Camp of Pyramid.
Sunday 31st January 1915
Ditto make (Rable?) 6-9 (Fitue?)
Monday 1st February 1915
6 – fellow away. Brow Horseback.
Paid 18/-
Tuesday 2nd February 1915
6.30 – Lunch – Lamps + C.Row
(Alluys?) Share & yarn.
Wednesday 3rd February 1915
6.30 – 5pm Inspect Major Read
Thursday 4th February 1915
Ditto 2pm Cair & Maardi 11am (pm?)
Friday 5th February 1915
Ditto 5pm Serg Lambert, Lt Goldring. Lt. Mackenzie
Saturday 6th February 1915
Ditto 9pm ELine busy
Am 22/3
2-5 for Baje (Baye?)
Sunday 7th February 1915
Ditto 2pm Rest, Service Taynd
Coleman for me 2-5
Monday 8th February 1915
6.30 – 9pm 2-5 for Coleman
Tuesday 9th February 1915
6.30 – 5.30 pm Hot Bath (Mena?)
Wednesday 10th February 1915
6.30 – 1 & 5.30 – 9.
Signed for 34/-
Thursday 11th February 1915
6.30 – 5.30.
Many to Convalescence
Friday 12th February 1915
6.30 – 1 & 5.30 – 9. Afternoon rested.
Saturday 13th February 1915
6.30 – 5.30. Very busy, new patients.
After took a bath.
Sunday 14th February 1915
6.30 – 1 & 5.30 – 9.
After wrote.
Monday 15th February 1915
6.30 – 5.30. Evening 9 – “ – 9-9.15 for Phillips.
Tuesday 16th February 1915
6.30 – 1 & 5.30 – 9
Afternoon wrote.
Wednesday 17th February 1915
6.30 – 5.30 –
Evening headache.
Rest and write.
Thursday 18th February 1915
6.30 – 1 & 5.30 – 9
Rest and write, afternoon.
Friday 19th February 1915
6.30 – 5pm. Tea, shave and write.
Yarn Vir (Vic?)
Saturday 20th February 1915
6.30 – 1 & 5.30 – 9.
Sleep, read and (7?)
Sunday 21st February 1915
6.30 – 1. Afternoon off. (David?) and I (J?) (Pym, Ryan?)
Monday 22nd February 1915
6.30 – 9pm
Pay 2pm. 30/-
Tuesday 23rd February 1915
6.30 – 5.30 Inspection evening. Bath. Mena(?)
Wednesday 24th February 1915
6.30 – 9. Afternoon B line for Rockford. Heavy and felt queer.
Thursday 25th February 1915
6.30 – 4. To Measles Camp.
Friday 26th February 1915
Not too bad. Forms for (Mn?) Carke(?) (Casks?) & Sister Robertson.
Saturday 27th February 1915
6.30 – ditto. Wrote to E in B & Edith Hunt.
Sunday 28th February 1915
6.30 – ditto. 12 psc and 3 letters. Not much to eat.
Monday 1st March 1915
Outfi. Measles. Messages (Mena?) &c
Tuesday 2nd March 1915
Awaiting pass, never came.
A.m. (something about raising tents?)
P.m. Cold bath.
Wednesday 3rd March 1915
Pass – Cairo. Heliopolis & Maardi.
10.am – 10.pm.
Thursday 4th March 1915
Tents & Stretcher. Tents down, folding.
Friday 5th March 1915
Tents & packing. Parade kits & SAP.
Cairo
Saturday 6th March 1915
First tram & as Guard to Cairo.
Sunday 7th March 1915
Good came in & hard at it 7pm.
Monday 8th March 1915
Easy till 5.30pm, till 8pm.
Guard till 12.30
Tuesday 9th March 1915
Bit ‘off’ (oph?) Pack 9 beds in crates. Write.
Wednesday 10th March 1915
Ditto.am. Rested
1pm Museum & Egbe. Keep gardens Tea & (Viv?)
Thursday 11th March 1915
Very queer all day, lay on bed.
Mena
Friday 12th March 1915
Am to Citadel, Hospital and Mosque and (C?) Mena
Saturday 13th March 1915
In Hospital, Mena 104º, Better 5pm.
Pretty wretched day.
Sunday 14th March 1915
In Hospital, Mena House, Dead out.
Monday 15th March 1915
In Hospital, up two hours.
Yarn Peter.
Tuesday 16th March 1915
In Hospital. Have slept. Dinner up.
Wednesday 17th March 1915
In Hospital. Bath and dressed. Clean things, Bed.
Thursday 18th March 1915
Up by 7. Read magazine, Outside.
Friday 19th March 1915
In Hospital. Wrote diary and letters.
Saturday 20th March 1915
In Hospital. Letters and to Sports.
Sunday 21st March 1915
4 to Aust. Letters written.
Monday 22nd March 1915
In Hospital. Cairo sheds. Viv. Mouski (&c?)
Tuesday 23rd March 1915
In Hospital. Reported to W.O. but slept Mena.
Wednesday 24th March 1915
To tents am. Read. Pm to 3 Inspt(?) Slept tent.
Thursday 25th March 1915
Am Stretcher Drill.
2pm. Ward 3 Mena
Friday 26th March 1915
6.30 – 2pm Ward 3 & 5-8 Ward 3
Saturday 27th March 1915
8am – 8pm Ward 3. Bath.
Sunday 28th March 1915
6.30am – 2pm. & 5 – 8. Dud over .(Dudley Marsh, Jack younger brother)
Monday 29th March 1915
7.45 – 12.45 & 1.30 – 5.15. Repacked.
Dick (Irving?) over.
Tuesday 30th March 1915
6.30 – 1.30. Up for op. Toe nail. 2-5
Wednesday 31st March 1915
6.35 – 5.15. Dinner. Bath. Yarn.
Thursday 1st April 1915
6.30 – 12. To Cairo, Morgue & Bag ( — – Rink?)
Friday 6.30 – 12.30 & 1.20 – 5. Walk, wrote.
Saturday 3rd April 1915
7.45 – 1.45 % 5 – 8.pm. (Dryed?) & read.
Sunday 4th April 1915
6.30 – 5 at Mena to write
Monday 5th April 1915
7.45 – 1.30 & 5 8 Afternoon in lounge
Tuesday 6th April 1915
6 – 5.15 Lunchtime wash and evening go R to see Lyndon
Wednesday 7th April 1915
7.45 – 2 to Zoo. 5 – 9 on.
Thursday 8th April 1915
6.30 – 5. Tea in Camp and up (Inspection?) Camp
Friday 9th April 1915
6.30 – 8. Easy afternoon and evening.
Saturday 10th April 1915
6.30 – 8. Lot transfer & in. Pay Cable
Sunday 11th April 1915
6.30 – 8. Kept jigging. Wrote a bit to 8pm.
Monday 12th April 1915
6.30 – 8. General Wms. Wrote to Jean.
Tuesday 13th April 1915
6.30 – 8. Easy day, very hot.
Wednesday 14th April 1915
6.30 – 8.15. Ration Com (Committee?), to Maardi.
Moss on III
Thursday 15th April 1915
6.30 – 9. 11 – 8. Ditto. Wrote a bit.
Friday 16th April 1915
6.30 – 1.30 to Ration Tent & Gear in.
Saturday 17th April 1915
7.45 – 8pm. (Ansngd? ) Yarn. Sis Mc Killop
Sunday 18th April 1915
6.30 – 2.30 R6 Ration In Store Tent. 5.30 – 8.
Monday 19th April 1915
8 – 12.30, 1.15 – 8. Easy (symbol A?) Yarn McKillop
Tuesday 20th April 1915
6.30 – 1.30 Ration Tent.
Yarn McKillop
Wednesday 21st April 1915
8.15 – 8. Easy day. (Symbol A) a bit.
Thursday 22nd April 1915
6.30 – 1.30. Ration Tent. Bath. Concert.
Friday 23rd April 1915
8.15 – 8, Ward III. Easy day. Off pm.
Saturday 24th April 1915
6.30 – 1.30. Shift 6 Rations to Bell Tent. Washing, Yarn
Sunday 25th April 1915
8 – 8.45. Hot day. Easy /\
Monday 26th April 1915
6.30 – 8.30am. to Cairo & Barrage.
Tuesday 27th April 1915
8 – 8.10. Yarn Rob Johns and Jeff.
Wednesday 28th April 1915
65.30 – 1.30. Rest. Swim, Ration. Yarn Jeff.
Thursday 29th April 1915
7.45 – 8pm. Lovely night, to Rijd(?)
Friday 30th April 1915
6.30 – 1.30. 240 wounded in Ward, bath, yarn. Rations
Saturday 1st May 1915
8.00 – 8.00 Beds on floor. After on pat.
Sunday 2nd May 1915
6.30 – 8.30, Wilks taken off.
Monday 3rd May 1915
6.30 – 8.00 Afternoon to Ghezirah, look around.
Tuesday 4th May 1915
6.30 – 7.30. 6 letters. Bath. See Sisters off.
Op for bullet.
Wednesday 5th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00. Washing afternoon. Prac (solus?)
Thursday 6th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00. Couple hours off afternoon.
Friday 7th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00. Couple hours off afternoon. Washed pants.
Saturday 8th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00. Easy, wrote a bit. Concert. Dud (Dudley Marsh) rang twice.
Sunday 9th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00. On pat (Patrol?) Dud over (Dudley Marsh?)
Monday 10th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00. Bath, Yarn Jeff.
Tuesday 11th May 1915
6.30 – 8.00
Closed III. (Closed Ward 3?)
Wednesday 12th May 1915
9.00am – 1.00pm to Cairo & (Zutown?) Bruce.
Thursday 13th May 1915
7am – 6pm. Shifted Rations; Bath; Walk.
Friday 14th May 1915
6.30am – 5.00pm. Bell Tents. Wash 9. Cairo & Maardi.
Saturday 15th May 1915
7.30am. Ration Tent all day. 5 (keeper?) hours(?) Rations. Wrote
Guard 12.30 – 3.30.
Sunday 16th May 1915
7.30 – ditto. Dozed and wrote. Ditto (Guard times?)
Monday 17th May 1915
Ditto. Ie 7.30 – 5 Ration Tent? Bath. Yard Jeff.
Tuesday 18th May 1915
Ditto. Read. Letters 3 received
6.30-9.00. 12.30 – 3.30.
Wednesday 19th May 1915
7.00 – Breakfast. Ditto. (fried at?) (Lisne?) (Sisne?)
Thursday 20th May 1915
Ditto
Heat & flies awful. Yard Jeff
Guard 12.30 – 3.30
Friday 21st May 1915
Ditto
Mena Ward 9 & Doze & (blot)
Saturday 22nd May 1915
Ditto
Barton left camp. Bath, Walk, Jeff. Awful heat.
Sunday 23rd May 1915
Ditto. On post. Wrote, Issue and Guard ditto
Monday 24th May 1915
Ditto (7am?) on post. Swim ditto (Issue?) to Ghezirah.
Tuesday 25th May 1915
6.am – 8.30 to Ghezirah & Cairo. Issue & Tent.
Wednesday 26th May 1915
7.00am – 8.30 Ration Tent. Swim, Rations, Yarn Jeff.
Guard 12.30 – 3.30
Thursday 27th May 1915
Ditto (7.00 Ration Tent) Rations to Mena(?) Bath.
Yarn Elsie Marsh
Awful Night.
Friday 28th May 1915
4.00am Tents down to Mena. Sleep. Concert.
Saturday 29th May 1915
6.am Motor Suez & Cairo
Yarn Jeff.
Sunday 30th May 1915
7.00amRations, Service. Rest.
Yarn Elsie Marsh.
Monday 31st May 1915
Stores Mena. Wrote. Easy. Walk with Jeff.
Tuesday 1st June 1915
Stores to Mena. Wash g. Swim. Music. (storm?) supper.
Wednesday 2nd June 1915
Stores to Mena. Clean up, Swim. Yarn Jeff and (Elsie) Marsh.
15 letters.
Thursday 3rd June 1915
Stores Mena. Read letters. Swim, Rest.
(yarn?) Major Gray. Chas Clo(?)
Friday 4th June 1915
Ditto (Stores Mena?) Ghezirah Cairo, late. Chat Jeff and Elsie (Marsh)
Saturday 5th June 1915
Ditto (Stores Mena?) Drowsey. Yarn V. Chat, Tea.
Sunday 6th June 1915
Ditto (Stores Mena?) Dull day. After tea chat (Mshy?)
Monday 7th June 1915
Ditto (Stores Mena?) Packed stores &c. Boys left. Slept badly.
Tuesday 8th June 1915
Ditto (Stores Mena?) Mailed. Hot & Ghezirah.
Wednesday 9th June 1915
VI A Ghezirah
Night duty.
Slept day & lent hand Jeff.
Thursday 10th June 1915
VI Ditto Ghezirah
Slept day – Cairo for suites. 6A
Night duty VI Dressings.
Friday 11th June 1915
Ditto (VI Ghezirah? Slept day) Sholl & night Duty.
Saturday 12th June 1915
Ditto (VI Ghezirah, Slept day) 6 letters. Yarn Jeff. Night duty.
Sunday 13th June 1915
Ditto – Wrote home., ditto, Jean.
Monday 14th June 1915
Ditto – Slept a bit. – To town. Ditto (Night duty?)
Tuesday 15th June 1915
Ditto. (Slept day) Tried to. Lent Jeff a hand. Stroll. Ditto(night duty?)
Wednesday 16th June 1915
Ditto. (Slept day) Awful day. 115º. Got (Cont?) and fixt it up. Ward 9. Ditto.
Thursday 17th June 1915
Ditto. VI Ghezirah Bit better. Harry Gizeh 1.10
Friday 18th June 1915
Ditto. Cool day. Got bag. Yarn 6.
Saturday 19th June 1915
Ghezirah, Night Duty, Slept Day (Shorthand P?)
Sunday 20th June 1915
Ghizireh, VI. Night Duty, Slept Day. Sir O.C. (Sis O.C?)
Monday 21st June 1915
Ditto.
Tuesday 22nd June 1915
Ditto. Good sleep. (Afrnli – Yarn?)
Wednesday 23rd June 1915
Ditto. Cairo Tia – Concert – Jeff
Thursday 24th June 1915
Ditto. Yarn Peter. (fills) (shorthand?)
Friday 25th June 1915
Ditto. (Stroll? Hsop?) Ghasry Gizeh (?)
Saturday 26th June 1915
Ditto. P.O. Mail Bag. Yard C.
Sunday 27th June 1915
Ditto. Chat Jeff. T-Stroll Max.
Monday 28th June 1915
Ditto – Cairo. Chat Jeff till 7.
Tuesday 29th June 1915
Ditto. T Yarn Jeff 4d (shorthand P)
Wednesday 30th June 1915
Ditto. After tea to Concert. Jeff.
Thursday 1st July 1915
Ditto. After T & yarn Jeff. To Gardens.
Friday 2nd July 1915
Ditto. After Tea Concert. Packed bag.
Saturday 3rd July 1915
Ditto. Lot to Aust (Sporting?) Club (Guards?)
Sunday 4th July 1915
Ditto. After T. conv Up & T chat Jeff.
Monday 5th July 1915
Ditto. T ditto. Gharry Gizeh. & Jeff.
17 patients.
Tuesday 6th July 1915
Ditto. Cairo. Shopped. T. Yarn Jeff ditto.
Wednesday 7th July 1915
Ditto. Heat. Tea. Chat Eliz. M.
(Prrsin?)
Thursday 8th July 1915
Ghezirah Night Duty. Cairo PO. Viv. Jeff Con
4 patients in.
Friday 9th July 1915
Ditto. After Tea conversation Pt.Yarn Jonas.
Saturday 10th July 1915
Ditto. Fell down. Slept 4.20. Yarn.
Sunday 11th July 1915
Ditto. After tea to Concert (Lst?) chat.
Monday 12th July 1915
Ditto. Saw Jeff just 5. 3 Papers. Msms & Bulletin.
Some to Mena.
Tuesday 13th July 1915
Ditto. 6.9 (shorthand?) Jeff. 6 letters. J
Wednesday 14th July 1915
Ditto.4M. Chat Viv. S. Jeff. Read.
Thursday 15th July 1915
Ditto. (5am, Saw?) L-5 & 6-7. Read.
Friday 16th July 1915
Ditto.Couldn’t sleep. On Lid for Ship
Saw O.C.
Saturday 17th July 1915
Ditto. Heady. Up 1.30 day. Bed. Jeff.
Sunday 18th July 1915
Ditto. Yells & Jeff. 5. Repack Kit.
Watching D.I. – Sis Parry m.
Monday 19th July 1915
Ditto. (ink blot) gins. Saw Jeff 2am.
Hysteria man (night?)
Tuesday 20th July 1915
Ditto. Helipolis. Jeff 8.20 am.
Wednesday 21st July 1915
II – Ditto II. L8.15a.m. Changed VI to II
Mason also on.
Thursday 22nd July 1915
Ditto. Done 6.30. Read on 8pm. Solus.
Friday 23rd July 1915
Ditto. Slept well. (shorthand symbol /v) Quiet night. Done 6.30
Saturday 24th July 1915
Ditto – to Monski, ditto /\ Davis
Sunday 25th July 1915
Ditto. After sleep wrote letters.
Monday 26th July 1915
Ditto. Stayed bed still 5. –“-
Tuesday 27th July 1915
Ditto. See Les Pollack, Sis Comfers (Compers?)
5th F.Ambulance @ Heliopolis.
Wednesday 28th July 1915
Ghezirah II Night Duty. Going through old letters.
Thursday 29th July 1915
Ghezirah Night Duty. Very quiet.
Friday 30th July 1915
Ghezirah Night Duty. Writing. Easy. Weary.
Saturday 31st July 1915
Ghezirah Night Duty. Writing, R &c 5 letters 7pm.
Sunday 1st August 1915
Ghezirah Night Duty. Ghany Gizeh Mck.(shorthand =LP6(sideways))
Monday 2nd August 1915
Ghizirah Night Duty. Pay. Concert 2nd
Jeff to Alexandria
Ll till 1 o’clock
Jolliffe on.
Tuesday 3rd August 1915
Ghezirah Night Duty. Slept in. (shorthand /.\ 9 ?)
Wednesday 4th August 1915
Ghezirah II Night Duty. Slept in. /v\l. Bill Clasper.
Sail on Nile 8 – 11.30.
Thursday 5th August 1915
Ghizerah II Night Duty. Yarn Bill Clasper
Friday 6th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty. To Heliopolis. Sheels c t. 10 cases.
Saturday 7th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty. Yells over & yarn. Busy.
Sunday 8th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty. Slept in. Writing.
Monday 9th August 1915
Ghizirah II Off Night Duty. Slept in. writing. UP for XI & XII
Tuesday 10th August 1915
Ghizirah II On VI a 6.30.
Sis McKillop & (Krasey?)
Very solid. Bath and bed.
Wednesday 11th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty on VI @ 6.30 – 1.30. Eyes(?) Ops /s\ (shorthand?)’
Thursday 12th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty On VI @ 6.30 – 8.00 – 2.30. Rush (fathurts?)
Friday 13th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty on VI @ 6.30 – 2.30 to 5. Sisters Aust.
F. Amb Les P.r. Haynes Heliopolis.
Saturday 14th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty on @ 6.30 – 9. Solid. Disappoint 6-.
Sunday 15th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty on VI @ 6.30 – 1.30 – 4 – 8. Going well.
Monday 16th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty on VI @ 6.30 – 6. To (Spty?)
Tuesday 17th August 1915
Ghizirah II Night Duty Sis Pritchard 8.30. pretty –thly?
File 0432
Eva Elliot Photo
In uniform
Effie Gertrude Elliot
Born 10th August 1891
Died 8th November 1967
Married Charles Alfred Ryals 29th April 1919, Cootamundra, NSW