Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 15

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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RCDIG0000905
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OCTOBER, 1918. Wednesday 2 Went to pictures with Chicbby Arms and fim beleie Not what tunnt Iaw Jack Glennie Bssie Gall and Ike Mitchell Went on early noming sick parade and got enge dressed OCTOBER, 1918. Thursday 3 Went down to Fild Bashi and drew the Cenittand 410 and bought som Mengaree
OCTOBER, 1918. Friday 4 west feed upi Byol Sop mers a send of to all argund going home sn SH gave us agreat conar Belling prety I colon bad headache eye pretty sor OCTOBER; 1918. Saturday 5 6 t day shll awaitin swent down t Yorders histure chow at mak wt bly & Chill Aenth
OCTOBER, 1918. 2oth after Frinie. Sunday 6 Parada Lunct OCTOBER, 1918. Monday guet day. dvent to pirhures at night with jack peenner
163 OCTOBER, 1918. Tuesday 8 Frm Riley & Chilbby Arnott left to keann then uont. ough apain off Alminum spuns from Dogan Vent danto MGS pelar saw Dat and got sparcits Fesssil e OCTOBER, 1918. Wednesday 9 Very giid day wrose to kev about Se
OCTOBER, 1918 Thursday 19 hot leave to lo alnt in at nignt about 13. Ieeeat hen a haw six awod fed offet coagh now at Itialio & got home early o saw pictures. OCTOBER, 1918. Friday. I1. Went prasn 4 Letter Hades at dow alia very nist in mines ihot a couple yletter spisteres at Went next
65 OCTOBER, 1918. Saturday 12 aand day in can theen down to see slenne off to t Caker ythe school at word mae herried bas to camp and packed no had ky inspeg and cought hain at Mascor at 113 procieded to fort sue after 14 in oper buucks very hrim trip and plettr chul wa a letter o Mrs Walker anar Ankevon to OCTOBER, 1918. 2oth after Sunday 13 0 Trinity. Arrived in Port Sire a 6 sclock the ents firt sewfiek by trou and went alsodrd the Devon abou 11.30 the Infantry 194 me arrieed of lettle tak aldent & as and coml aboard Waiter Lill 4.30 and cast off and proceeded tis the Red ea- on ressirde said boln, had i You anefully not below
15 OCTOBER; 1918. Mondayy14 Crietly hot day us breeze, usual houtn Thysical Jess aleo 4t a cH men rad toparade to Doctor: OCTOBER, 1918. Tuesday. 15 isual routing Physical Yerks in mornig
OCTOBER, 1918. Wednesday 16 usual roution shll very hot sea besoming a little rougher OCTOBER, 1918. Thursday 17 Beartifiel coat day heally head wind, growingg stronger as the frt you on Dick Benkins slout.
OCTOBER; 1918. Friday 18 Very cool day Hean head won all day. passing OCTOBER, 1918. Saturday 19 tlsual Houtire Chysical Jerk
OCTOBER; 1918. 2rst after Frinny. Sunday: 20. Counded gerard usual wrting OCTOBER, 1918. Monday 21 Usual roution relieved guard of 315 Iull dress Kenade to see what togo we had got blow up cause. finish Linn in legging

OCTOBER, 1918.
Wednesday 2
Went to pictures with
Chicbby Arnot and Jim
Riley
Not a bad turnout
Ian Jack Glennie, Ossie
Gael and Ike Mitchell.
Went on early morning
sick parade and got eye
dressed 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Thursday 3
Went down to Field Cashier     
and drew the Remittance
£10. and bought some
Mungaree. 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Friday 4
Great feed up in
1st Bgd Sgts mess as
send off to all originals
going home
2nd A.S.H. gave us a great
concert.
Felling pretty off colour
bad headache, eye
pretty sore. 

OCTOBER; 1918.
Saturday 5
Great day. still awaiting
orders. went down to
Picture Show at night
with Jim Riley & "Chilbby"
Arnott 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Sunday 6
Church Parade did not
go. 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Monday 7
Quiet day: went to pictures
at night with Jack Glennie 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Tuesday 8
Jim Riley & "Chilbby" Arnott
left to rejoin their unit.
Bought a pair off Alminum
spurrs from Dogan.
Went danto MGS Details saw
Dal and got 3 pencils
1 Gussie -2 Enid. 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Wednesday 9
Very quiet day
wrote to Timmy about
photos. 

 

OCTOBER, 1918
Thursday 10
Got leave to Ishmalia
at night; went in
about 5.30, went
for swim; and
then a hair cut. -
a good feed of fish
caught [[?]] at
Ishmalia & got
home early, saw
pictures. 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Friday 11
Went for a swim in
Better Kakro at
Ishmalia, very nice
in morning wrote

a couple of letters
Went to pictures at
night.

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Saturday 12
Quiet day in camp
went down to see Jack
Glennie off to the Cadet
school, got word of our
move, hurried back
to camp and packed
up: had kit inspected
and caught train at
Mascar at 11.30 &
proceeded to Port Suez
after 12: in open
trucks; very [[?]]
trip and pretty chilly.
Wrote a letter to Mrs Walker
and an Au Revoir to Jim 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Sunday 13
Arrived in Port Suez
a 6 oclock then onto
Port Tawfick by train
and went aboard
the 'Devon' about
11.30; the Infantry
194 men arrived a
little later about 8 00
and came aboard
Waited till 4.30 and
cast off and proceeded
thro the Red Sea.
On mess orderly
saw Colm, had a
yarn;
Awfully hot below, 

 

OCTOBER; 1918.
Monday 14
Cruelly hot day. no
breeze, usual routine
Physical jerks;
All 14th AGH men
had to parade to
Doctor. 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Tuesday 15
Usual routine
Physical jerks in
morning. 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Wednesday 16
Usual routine. still
very hot; sea
becoming a little
rougher. 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Thursday 17
Beautifully cool
day: heavy head
wind, growing
stronger as the
day goes on;
Dick Jenkins off
colour. 

 

OCTOBER; 1918.
Friday 18
Very cool day.
Heavy head wind
all day: passing 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Saturday 19
Usual Routine
Physical Jerks 

 

OCTOBER; 1918.
Sunday 20.
Mounted guard.
usual routine 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Monday 21
Usual routine
relieved off guard
at 3.15.
Full dress parade
to see what togs we
had. got blown up
cause, finish Kiwi
in leggings 

 

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