Nurses Narratives Sister Ella Jane Tucker Part 2

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First World War, 1914–18
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Nurses Narratives
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13 on padients we sail for Tmbros, 7.15 p.m. arried thee ad 50.- 22/5/15- an Ireand much like she rest of The Gucian Acchipiligs, an abmpt cliffed, very hilly country, peansily courd with gears, no trees anyulve to be seen, we sask or quise a small number of wounded, & wee send again so Gaba Gipe do fill up; de pasints were easie cares this sip, again went to eblexcandira, I wre guen doe additiodl sistur for on stapf 12.6.15. Gleave been 2 days at Mendios, a have our wards, dussings, I spents all Dready, I are waiting till the Sicilia fills upsal Gaba Gipe, do sake her plan. 13.6.15. Quile a lad of gune firing in the harbou this a.n. A Fan plane rundned oner the 1st Casualty Clearing Horts. I droppin senual bonls rind (it, our Battleships startea pippiiig, but we saw her serely geting away. In the afterroon we Sistes aen in she Slip's boat so The chagor to sase sh mails, we lear shings are very quiet ad Goba Gyn, de Cecilia has been there even Since we left, a still has only 87 patict The Slip's Captan decided be could safely let us is artore, & visit no.L Stationay Hospital, It is peedily simatid on the side of a hill, & is built mortly of small sents we passe through a French Canp to get there,
14 Ttere is a guk Clurch in she back ground, a thru of shos pictuarque windmills of which there are so many on Sennos, den is a young reineyard beside She canp. We had ae most enjoyable dine going round He differet duts, dle sleatee is a dyprical edistralian Shary I as see other side of a division in she &Bay noon, She general disgness of te suts, a Hhe wellcard for appeaiance of the perints, was a credit so she orderlies in charge. We wev taken to the Officies olers for assuroon sea, frest breed, baked abe puerises a ville; I enanee rigs like young dippers, were awayed o sh table it was delicious sea. 14.6.15. We have orders to sail as 6.30 p.D, Hhe Captain promise a pienie or show first ad 2p.2. wee start a luge basket, d a large din Bettle proced first into the boat, & dhon about 6 of she slip's offices, an eudical mew, L aleation I me 8 meses, we pail so. She plac, ther yu one way our paky land, stronge a beeley &other culdivated fields, as a buy Grek village, we pars through an open gadeway, though a small enclosure, will fig hees, I an old fashioned well, da square laskin building whi we endued, foun there about 20 little boys I are w gul, a a school maste who looked vy now plusses, so have hs hove
15 8 imaded by so many savages; we woaned coud see village, I had the church unloctsed for our special beeft, de wer four nows of box le pas, with he savowert of seats, no musical inhument, store floor, a puepit half way so the ceiting, reached by very sormons shp bughly coloured pict or sh walls, & crocket work curtains – everythin is very primitine, women in the fields, cuting Hhe barley with sistles, a sying it by hand. Dorkeys will very lone-made looking saddles sittered in the fields, a ligh Store wall surrowds Te village, By 6pr. we are o the Gasion again d the anchor is up, a we are once again sailing fa Gaba Gepe, where wee airim or the 15.6.15 we anchor near the Sicilia, she still has quite a nincer of emply cots, but is geting short of wase, so is sailing 14/4/15 - We have so far only about 90 patients on board, out of the eleve padients I only have two of the skulls died this morning 22-6.15 Still taking or padients slavly fave 186 or board, have had 7 digls alrasy in my Waid a ham only 15 men in it, Shells an feying round ondsiele. 27-6-13. Arrie at Limnos, exchanged 50 of our patints for 100 of the Limnos oner, in the eneving we sail for clesiandn, a fairly busy, I unwartful hips. Giea We ane 3-7-15
16 Isles, an to do night duty in Maras F, F, I, & m tefficus this drip, 4-7-15 ad beautiful blue, alledidinarion Sunday morning, we sail seaver Cape Helles, sear mne en been before, see a wriee of Auspeares aligidng one Genedos Island, pars Hhe ruins of Hlum Kala, just accoss the blue water is Morsa Bay, & she remairs of Siduebaba, two lospital ships an off Cepe Helles, & quite a number of tansports, We see Ire Rinn Clyse renned fast aslore, 11-7.15. Heave ben just a week off ctryac I am ship is only about half full. 14-7-15- The slip is full, & we are sailing for clendios, 1200 patints have peosa though our hands; we receive the patients during the sighte Hi se morning Hhe ligen cans on rent of or the sheire Suepus, Sday in Mendior hasbour all night, in the morning orders come, so proceed to aWalla, at 7pm up cones ser anchor, its a giorious suisit, she weky islands a lighttorn looks like any land, work suns earn, & the patients all lighten hearted now wein stated. 17-715. 5.A.M. In Hhe astance is a din, whle sladny looking coast, will lets of square looking while slejects or it, & lots of great store ligh walls, whch a beandiful red sur-rice thous into relief, sson nunbers of houses com ino view, I we are dold it is ahalta.– We andhor tn the Lucrantine babout, evayling is ston guot
17 store walls pising purpordicularly ond of ten weaker great substandial looking buildings all of the same while ston. We anchor in the strean, I barges come alongside to rea ou patients inload from bast ends of the shep, at hhe same time, a vilunson is called for do go inso. She cradle, will a very sick preunons padient, I wrilunden so go; its a weid sereation being loirted over she side of the ship & lonned inso the barge, I go will my patients to the Blue Sissus Honpital, it is a sheep, nariow, curiy road, be diiver is a mawel. He way be manipulates the cornets. 18-7-15t We Sirses rice early & explose Malta, ged back to the slip ad 9.30. I find The Captain furing waiting to sall orders had arrived duing one alerence to sail ad 9.0.n instead of 10.0.2, as previously aranged 19-4-15. The roughers day, we lave yet experienced nearly everbody spert she day in their cabing 21-7-15. Limor once again, in the distand is she agyleshin, with 49 Caradian, Scatch, & English nurces aliard, they wre waiting to be pent so adliscardua, we leave Meadws at 4.24pn I reac Cape Geller as 945 p.m, there are a couple of hospital slips hee, The Grantalli cartle, d a French one. Hilles so for peens very quit 22-7-15 No patiats yet, 2-8-15 Reach ellexandia will only 495 padients, did not
18 finist unloading our patints. sill 8 p.m. commensed at 9.a.m. 35150 Pard astore for the day. 4-8-15. Sail once again, & reach Mendios ad 5p.n on the 6th, Sonelhing seens doing, we can cound 8 hospital slips, in the laboue, & Shen sun to be more slantusial number of other slips, The slips boad is tonceed, t off go the usual tro, (The Ceptan, Colorel, & 2nd Officer) so the Aragor for orders, thy dois return till rearly 10 p.r, we an all impatiet Clospital ships pass us, going ond, its a beautifil sit so see so many together, going out like John Browi's Cows. The little yaelt Liberty goe. anorget see allers, can make out the Lonian, Dunlonce Castle, The Sondon 7.8-18. We lave one orders so go to chyse; arrive sher about 11p.2 We are soo called up, scores of wounded are alongside, the gis are so norry, we cait hear ourselves speak, we are taking on steadily, by nex evering lan 600 or board, I him to mows will shew, we are very bury, have some very sever cases, ie transfe half one cass a on traurpart, & she renander on arotle, I retuin the same evening so stayee, have not sufficied linon to charge the leeds, I do Hhe lust we ca, so hide Hhe dirdien parts of get the bess all made up, I get as sd dressing as possible cut d stuilined, we are my stat of gange, & are
19 having do ant up lin, we reach corgac inble evering, it in the early homes of the morning, we are in one waids receiving wounded again, by evenig we are foll, I again go to Inbws, we wan then a wlale day, expecting a transport so sake one wounded, Hen Hhe Captain sails for Tennos, we are working awfully hard, to ged Hhe dunings son by vidnight, we wait anthe whole day in Kinos, I still no word, of uls is so have one wounded bogs, Hn word iones to procud to chalta, its a trying hip, be on short of mader, the bays ane black, as0 are the beds, sald pater is not as all satisfactony fo wasting, He parints all look so inconfotable sait possibly get time so sake then beds, sn dussing from early nowig till late as right have sevual bad for casis, who need coretad irrigation, arrive at croalta a she 16th we inlosd a take or water a provisions, a cail again the sane days 19-8-15 - We are making great headway or It return sup I have the Wards loskin Spasters or a again, & a large stock of dunings aud is - we ane reaing mendros, wale orders for Cape Welles, I read then uping a comper of officers only wre on board during the evening. Te Gillian, & a French Horpital Ships are near is, 20-8-15. Th Gallica has sailed, & me ar conmencing to road very stonily, not more
20 shan a dizer in a boad load d dhey sun only to be sanding then across divice a day. 26,815. Still receving my clowly, about 100 only on the ship. Swtch boys precomnere so fer in my ard 29-8-15 Meae in eoudios neill 945 patieto, shy are all over The decks, shoe are a great say very sick boys lying about or dick it is vny difficull to find less sick baysir Sle Wards to exclarge places with them have sual erlung, d slxs pople on giving a lelping land; The Purse has seke I sask of fueding the padients or the Boat, I sop seck, its such a relief, I can yed wind sn ward, & will dick preputy. my 329-15 Ham tarefened on 200 of on patiets so the Delphinge. At elex. 4 of on Sirtus an replaced by 40thes from eBo.2.N.G.46, are 3 days in port Slis Time, The Ships peopee are workin laid all the time. 4-9-10 left port, have or board 8 drpinal Cistus, who are do go to cladios, n a hersport Ship. 7-9-15 once again at itnoyne an soing night duty this trip. 10-9-15. Had a very quiet night, no patients arrive after 10p.n, are flyng the Bee Pelw half mast, so signify boad bay full 12-9-15 Ship full, at 11.15 p.n we sait for Linnes The returing ships arrews as we lave, She is a N.T.H.S. We pavel at day spud, so as nos so get so tre boon at cleadios; before sun wre.
21 129-15 Ws have sue ao see shore all our Irain patients, also she dipicena padiats, a Lake Hhe remainder of the petints to Mealta, is is a easytips 16-9 -15 arrieed Malta 7a.m wgit ste Bedloss stores, I get quite a lat of stings for our padients - 17-915. Early a.n. we leave the PH C. Burys, & once again are off so Limnos, 18th at very rough day enenylesdy appeared for meals, but weybodys mow or less quiet. 19-9-15. Passed She Genpsen of ainewa, near the Gulf of etthens, could dissenctly re she rows of columng, all that remains of the once grand Dructure, 21-9-15 stine in Mudws Harbour, its too rough do lounce the stip's boat, so received ou orders by signal from the chagor, & sailnx day for Cape Hilles. The Hospital Shis we are relieving mets is as we leave the haibour. Helles is faily qivet, we lear oney a few distand guns, we anchor near two Funch Gospital Ship. We an only 3days receiving our compliment of patiet She Good Old Majestie Beel upwards, is only sdores shrow from us. The shore is a mars of dug outs at sents. 24t Arrine at Mudios, recume ordur 6.30 am, on the 25th do proceed up the farbour, & tranship 300 of our padients & io a wanrport, the majoridy of the patiets are Alyrenray & faundia. 26th Betun again so dnyac, & by the 24th an again full I resure do cudios, where we tranfer several carn of diphileria A Searlet feve do land
22 A dee Indian patinto alno, & seu sail fa chacta we lad on very rouge day, had to pack all om nisstures & surgual sling in. He cupboars rand will sleen, I bie she dussing tables with bandages so the various supports in see ward, water anowrost was soe man article of food this trip, had 96 padints in my ward, I thy mere rearly all quay enturie & dipsentry, om fin milk was geting short, she majority of the patients mere sia sick; sle slighdest nomement of the sea always upset the Ediar Arderlies, & fe sonerd you back was surned, stey would vanise I lie down behind ore of the doors, felt awfully sorry for then lend we werre wo bury to do willout see, is was a continual run away I if you did'it find then behind one dea you would find then behind another, see then so wak once again, a consime will what you wee doing yourself, I in i how you would lave Io save perforance all over again, we readed Malla or the 2nd, & are sold all the lospitals are full, I must take our padients or the Gibralta, one of my patients bought a couple of canaries & gave me, doi's know how I so look after ther, it sock nearly 5 days to pact Gibralta Seores d Scores boar; do disenbut of Marins can

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our patients we sail for Imbros, 7.15 p.m. arrived there
at 5 a.m.- 28/5/15- an Island much like the rest of
the Grecian Archipelago, an abrupt cliffed, very
hilly country, scantily covered with grass, no trees
anywhere to be seen, we took on quite a small
number of wounded, & were sent again to
Gaba Tepe to fill up; the patients were
easier cases this trip, again went to Alexandria,
& were given two additional Sisters for our staff. 
12.6.15. Have been 2 days at Mudros, &
have our wards, dressings, & splints all 
ready; & are waiting till the Sicilia fills
up at Gaba Tepe, to take her place.
13.6.15. Quite a lot of guns firing in the
harbour this a.m. A Hun plane ventured
over the 1st Casualty Clearing Hosp. & dropped
several bombs round it, our Battleships
started peppering, but we saw her serenely
getting away. In the afternoon we Sisters
went in the Ship's boat to The "Aragon" to
take the mails; we hear things are very quiet
at Gaba Tepe, the Cecilia has been there
ever since we left, & still has only 87 patients,
The Ship's Captain decided he could safely
let us go ashore, & visit No.1 Stationary
Hospital, It is prettily situated on the side
of a hill, & is built mostly of small tents,
we passed through a French Camp to get there,

 

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There is a Greek Church in the back ground, & three
of those picturesque windmills, of which there are so
many on Lemnos, there is a young vineyard beside
the camp. We had a most enjoyable time going
round the different tents, the theatre is a
typical Australian Shanty & at the other
side of a division is the X-Ray room, the
general tidyness of the tents, & the "well-cared"
for appearance of the patients, was a credit to
the orderlies in charge. We were taken to the
Officer's Mess for afternoon tea, fresh bread, baked
on the premises, & butter, & enamel mugs,
like young dippers, were arranged on the table.
it was delicious tea. 14.6.15. We have
orders to sail at 6.30 p.m, the Captain promises
a picnic on shore first. at 2p.m. we start,
a huge basket, & a large tin kettle proceeds
first into the boat, & then about 6 of the
Ship's officers, an 6 Medical men, & Matron
& we 8 nurses, we sail to the shore, then
make our way over rocky land, through a barley,
& other cultivated fields, to a tiny Greek
village, we pass through an open gateway, through
a small enclosure, with fig trees, & an old
fashioned well, & a square looking building, which
we entered, found there about 20 little boys,
& one wee girl, & a School master, who
looked very non-plussed, to have his home

 

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invaded by so many savages; we roamed round the 
village, & had the church unlocked for our special 
benefit; there were four rows of box like pews, with 
the narrowest of seats, no musical instrument, stone 
floor, a pulpit half way to the ceiling, reached by 
very tortuous steps, numerous brightly coloured pictures 
on the walls, & crochet work curtains - everything  
is very primitive, women in the fields, cuting 
the barley with sickles, & tying it by hand. 
Donkeys with very home-made looking saddles, 
tethered in the fields, a high stone wall surrounds 
the village, By 6 p.m. we are on the Gascon 
again, &  the anchor is up, & we are once 
again sailing for Gaba Tepe, where we arrive on the 
15-6-15. We anchor near the Sicilia, she still  
has quite a number of empty cots, but is geting short 
of water, so is sailing. 19/6/15 - We have so far 
only about 90 patients on board, out of the eleven 
patients I only have two of the skulls died this 
morning 22/6/15. Still taking on patients slowly, 
have 186 onboard, have had 7 deaths already in 
my Ward, & have only 15 men in it; Shells 
are flying round outside. 
27/6/15. Arrived at Lemnos, exchanged 50 of 
our patients for 100 of the Lemnos ones, in the 
evening we sail for Alexandria, a fairly busy, 
& uneventful trip.
3-7-15. We are once again amongst the Grecian

 

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Isles, am to do night duty in Wards I, II, III; & the 
officers this trip. 4-7-15 - A beautiful blue, 
Mediterranean Sunday morning, we sail nearer Cape 
Helles, than we've ever been before, see a couple of 
Aeroplanes alighting on Tenedos Island; pass the 
ruins of Kum Kala, just across the blue water is 
Morta Bay, & the remains of  Sedulbaba; two 
hospital ships are off Cape Helles, & quite a number 
of transports, We see the "River Clyde rammed fast 
ashore, 11-7-15 - Have been just a week off Anzac, 
& our ship is only about half full.
14-7-15 - The ship is full, & we are sailing for 
Mudros, 1.200 patients have passed through our 
hands; we receive the patients during the nights, 
& in the morning the lighter cases are sent off 
on the Mine Sweepers; Stay in Mudros harbour 
all night, in the morning orders come, to proceed 
to Malta, at 7 p.m up comes the anchor, its a 
glorious sunset, the rocky islands & lighthouse 
looks like fairy land, work seems easier, & the  
the patients all lighter hearted now we've started. 
17-7-15. 5. a.m. In the distance is a dim, white 
shadowy looking coast, with lots of square looking 
white objects on it, & lots of great stone high 
walls, which a beautiful red sun-rise throws 
into relief, soon numbers of houses come into view, 
& we are told it is Malta. - We anchor 
in the Quarantine Harbour, everything is stone - great

 

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stone walls rising perpendicularly out of the water, 
great substantial looking buildings all of the same 
white stone. We anchor in the stream; &
barges come alongside to receive our patients, 
unload from both ends of the ships, at the 
same time, a volunteer is called for, to 
go into the cradle, with a very sick pneumonia 
patient, I volunteer to go; its a weird sensation 
being hoisted over the side of the ship, & lowered 
into the barge, I go with my patients to the Blue 
Sister's Hospital, it is a steep, narrow, curvy road, 
the driver is a marvel the way he manipulates 
the corners. 18-7-15 - We sisters rise early, 
& explore Malta, get back to the ship at 9.30. 
& find the Captain fuming, waiting to sail,  
orders had arrived during our absence to sail 
at 9 a.m. instead of 10. a.m, as previously arranged, 
19-7-15. The roughest day, we have yet experienced, 
nearly everybody spent the day in their 
cabins. 21-7-15. Lemnos once again, in the distance 
is the Argyleshire, with 49 Canadian, Scotch, & 
English nurses aboard, they are waiting to be 
sent to Alexandria, we leave Mudros at 4.30 pm. 
& reach Cape Helles at 9.45. p.m. there are a  
couple of hospital Ships here, The Grantalli  
castle, & a French one. Helles so far seems very 
quiet. 22-7-15 No patients yet, - 2-8-15. Reach  
Alexandria with only 495 patients, did not

 

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finish unboarding our patients till 5 p.m, commenced 
at 9.a.m. 3-8-15. Went ashore for the day - 
4-8-15. Sail once again, & reach Mudros at  
5 p.m, on the 6th, Something seems doing, we 
can count 8 hospital ships, in the harbour, & 
there seem to be more than the usual number of 
other ships, The ships boat is lowered & 
off go the usual trio, (The Captain, Colonel, &  
2nd Officer.) to the Aragon for orders, they don't 
return till nearly 10 p.m, we are all impatient, 
6 hospital ships pass us, going out, its a beautiful 
sight to see so many together, going out like 
John Brown's Cows. The little yacht Liberty goes 
2nd, amongst the others, can make out the Lonian, 
Dunlouce Castle, The Soudan. 7-8-18 We have  
our orders to go to Anzac; arrive there about 11 p.m. 
We are soon called up, scores of wounded are 
alongside, the guns are so noisy, we can't hear 
ourselves speak, we are taking on steadily, by 
next evening have 600 on board, & move to Imbros 
with them; we are very busy, have some very 
severe cases, we transfer half our cases on one 
transport, & the remainder on another, & return the 
same evening to Anzac; have not sufficient linen 
to change the beds, & do the best we can, to hide 
the dirtier parts, & get the beds all made 
up, & get as much dressing as possible cut 
& sterilized, we are very short of gauze, & are

 

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having to cut up lint, we reach Anzac in the
evening, & in the early hours of the morning, we are
in our Wards, receiving wounded again, by evening
we are full, & again go to Imbros, we wait
there a whole day, expecting a transport to
take our wounded, then the Captain sails for
Lemnos, we are working awfully hard, to get the
dressings done by midnight, we wait another
whole day in Lemnos, & still no word, of who is
to have our wounded boys, then word comes
to proceed to Malta, its a trying trip, we
are short of water, the boys are black, & so
are the beds, salt water is not at all satisfactory
for washing, the patients all look so uncomfortable
can't possibly get time to make their beds, am
dressing from early mornings till late at night,
have several bad jaw cases, who need constant
irrigation, arrive at Malta on the 16th, we unload,  
& take on water & provisions, & sail again the same 
day. 19-8-15- We are making great headway on 
the return trip, have the Ward looking 
spotless once again, & a large stock of dressings 
cut up - we are nearing Mudros, receive orders 
for Cape Helles, & reach there 6p.m, a couple of 
officers only come on board during the evening. 
The Gallica, & a French Hospital Ship are 
near us, 20-8-15. The Gallica has sailed, & we 
are commencing to load very slowly, not more

 

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than a dozen in a boat load, & they seem only
to be sending them across twice a day. 25.8.15.
Still receiving very slowly, about 100 only on the ship.
Scotch boys predominate so far in my Ward. 
29-8-15- We are in Mudros with 945 patients, they
are all over the decks, there are a great many
very sick boys lying about on deck, it is
very difficult to find less sick boys in 
the Wards to exchange  places with them.
have several enterics, the ship's people are 
giving a helping  hand; the Purser has taken
the task of feeding the patients on the Boat, &
top deck, its such a relief, I can't get round
my men in the Ward, & well deck properly.
3-9-15- Have transferred over 200 of our patients 
to the Delphinger. At Alex. 4 of our Sisters are 
replaced by 4 others from No.2. A.G.H, are 3 days 
in port this time, the ship's people are working 
hard all the time. 4-9-15- Left port, have on 
board 8 Imperial Sisters, who are to go to Mudros, 
to join a transport ship. 7-9-15- Once again at Anzac 
am doing night duty this trip. 10-9-15- Had a very quiet 
night, no patients arrive after 10 p.m, are flying the 
Blue Peter half mast, to signify boat half full 
12-9-15. Ship full, at 11.15 p.m we sail for Lemnos, 
the relieving ship arrives as we leave, she is a 
N.Z.H.S. We travel at half speed, so as not to get 
to the boom at Mudros, before Sun rise.

 

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12-9-15- We have sent to the shore all our Indian 
patients, also the diptheria patients, & take the 
remainder of the patients to Malta, it is an easy Trip.
16-9-15 arrive at Malta 7 a.m. visit the Red Cross 
stores, & get quite a lot of things for our
patients - 17-9-15. Early a.m. we leave the P& O. Buoys, 
& once again are off to Lemnos, 18th A very rough day 
everybody appeared for meals, but everybody's more 
or less quiet.  19-9-15. Passed the Temple of Minerva,
near the Gulf of Athens, could distinctly see the 
rows of columns, all that remains of the once Grand 
structure. 21-9-15. Arrive in Mudros Harbour, its 
too rough to launch the ship's boat, so received our 
orders by signal from the Aragon, & Sail next day 
for Cape Helles. The Hospital Ship we are
relieving meets us, as we leave the harbour.
Helles is fairly quiet, we hear only a few distant
guns, we anchor near two French Hospital Ships.
We are only 3 days receiving our compliment of patients,
The Good Old Majestic keel upwards, is only
a stone's throw from us, The Shore is a mass of
dug outs & tents. 24th Arrive at Mudros, receive
orders 6.30 am, on the 25th to proceed up the harbour, &
tranship 300 of our patients & to a transport; the
majority of the patients are Dysentery & jaundice.
26th Return again to Anzac, & by the 29th are
again full, & return to Mudros, where we transfer
several cases of diphtheria & Scarlet fever to land,

 

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& the Indian patients also, & then sail for Malta
we had one very rough day, had to pack all
our mixtures & surgical things in the cupboards
round with sheets, & tie the dressing tables
with bandages to the various supports in the
ward, water arrowroot was the main article
of food this trip, had 96 patients in my ward,
& they were nearly all query enteric & dysentry,
our tin milk was geting short, the majority
of the patients were sea sick; the slightest
movement of the sea always upset the
Indian Orderlies; & the moment your back
was turned, they would vanish & lie down behind
one of the doors, felt awfully sorry for them,
but we were too busy to do without them,
is was a continual run away, & if you
did'nt find them behind one door, you would
find them behind another, set them to work
once again, & continue with what your were
doing yourself, & in 1/2 hour you would have
the same performance all over again; we
reached Malta on the 2nd, & are told all the
hospitals are full, & must take our patients
on the Gibralta, one of my patients bought a
couple of canaries & gave me, don't know
how I 'm to look after them, it took nearly
5 days to reach Gibralta - Scores & Scores 
of Marines came on board, to disembark

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