Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 16

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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OCTOBER, 1918. Tuesday 22 Usual Bontin OCTOBER, 1918. Wednesday 23 itsual Baiting Shysical Yorks nothing the doing
OCTOBER, 1918. Thursday 24 usual wouting weatter a little chap rained at myn OCTOBER, 1918. Friday 25 Usual Roulin Lysical Gerk On guard (aohom mounted at 315.
105 OCTOBER, 1918. Saturday 26 . Relieved guard played Baniing sncert a night OCTOBER, 1918. sand after Sunday 27 Trinity. Shwish parade very not condnot scale church Sam of new grants all trooks from rances
OCTOBER, 1918. Monday 28 Full drss parade most of the Infant with her gear. OCTOBER; 1918. Tuesday 29 arrived at Colombo. about 335 leave granted about 9 30 spent the day brying big 4 Felt prethy crook dirring chrening bought bracelet for Dauight got back to hip about 9.35 things very busy aboard loading coal. hea Very litter seept
OCTOBER,AI91S. Wednesday 39 Warned for Town Picquet left shy altor 10.30 prosickedto Echelor Sarracks I waited round I did dut Returned to Ship about 6.30 OCTOBER, 1918 Thursday 31 sayed absard all day. no leave paidhd hatches very busy Sig carg of yea pht abard. Morked att night, heavy showen about 1020
NOVEMBER, 1918. Sainss Friday.I sailed about 5.35 Sea fairly chappy. Showerg NOVEMBER, 1918. Saturday 2 Hit day sea chappi nothing wiish dow
105 NOVEMBER, 1918. 23rd after Trinity. Sunday:3 6 No charch paride insestion shan o all t sea pretty chapt NOVEMBER, 1918. Monday A Iwll diiss parat at 10.30 showe and alig swett
NOVEMBER, 1918. Tuesday 5 usial writing S ysisal Jerks. NOVEMBER, 1918. Wednesday 6 Thosical Jerks at the gi of the sr had some target a touple proctici good shot
NOVEMBER, 1918. Thursday 7 usual woirting ver wind hald the roat back a brte NOVEMBER, 1918. Friday 8 On suard; mounted at 330 took N0r snist gunt night on N06 pos abo choppy 100
NOVEMBER, 1918. Saturday 9 usual rontine; can grard 33s habe a bpell in ing ofwa beans: NOVEMBER, 1918. exth after Sunday 10 Trinity. ChurchSarshe quil da very chelly rathe a byg swell a

OCTOBER, 1918.
Tuesday 22
Usual Routine
 OCTOBER, 1918.
Wednesday 23
Usual Routine
Physical jerks
nothing else doing

 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Thursday 24
Usual Routine
Weather a little choppy
rained in night
OCTOBER, 1918.   
Friday 25
Usual Routne
Physical Jerk
On guard (24 hours)
mounted at 3.15.
 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Saturday 26 .
Relieved off guard
3.15 played Rummy
Concert at night
OCTOBER, 1918.
Sunday 27
Church parade
very hot  could well
scale church:
Some of new gear to
all troops from France.
 

 

OCTOBER, 1918.
Monday 28
Full dress parade
& most of the Infantry
with new gear.
 OCTOBER; 1918.
Tuesday 29
Arrived at Colombo.
about 3.30, leave
granted about 9.30
spent the day buying
up big,
Felt pretty crook
during evening.
bought bracelet for Daughter
got back to ship
about 9.30 things very
busy aboard loading
tea & coal.
Very little sleep.

 

OCTOBER,AI91S.
Wednesday 39
Arrived for Town Picquet
left cxxx ship about
10.30 & proceeded to
Echelon Barracks
& waited round & did
duty.
Returned to Ship about
6.30.
 OCTOBER, 1918
Thursday 31
Stayed aboard all
day. No leave granted
hatches very busy.
Big cargo of tea put
aboard. Worked all
night, heavy shower
about 10.30.
 

 

NOVEMBER, 1918.
Friday 1
Sailed about 5.30. Sea
fairly choppy. Showering
NOVEMBER, 1918.
Saturday 2
Hot day sea choppy.
nothing much doing
 

 

 

NOVEMBER, 1918.
Sunday 3
No church parade
A inspection.
Showering all day
sea pretty choppy
NOVEMBER, 1918.
Monday 4
Full dress parade
at 10.30. Showering
and a big swell
 

 

NOVEMBER, 1918.
Tuesday 5
Usual routine
Physical Jerks.
NOVEMBER, 1918.
Wednesday 6
Physical Jerks at
the gun on the stern
had some target
practice. a couple
of good shots,
 

 

NOVEMBER, 1918.
Thursday 7
Usual routine
Very windy, held
the boat back a little
NOVEMBER, 1918.
Friday 8
On guard; mounted
at 3.30, took No 2 shift
on No 6 post, good night
a bit choppy.
 

 

NOVEMBER, 1918.
Saturday 9
Usual routine; came
off guard 3.30,  had
a spell in tug o war
team:
NOVEMBER, 1918.
Sunday 10
Church Parade, quiet day
very chilly; rather a
big swell on;
 

 

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