Gallipoli Diary
Thursday Nov 26 - 14
Thursday Nov 26 - 14
Left port (Aden) at 6 am
together with whole of
Aust. & NZ transports preceded
by HMS Hampshire.
Jap. “Ibuki” remained in port
page 36
and will escort the
English transports to Bombay.
Passed a number of merchant
ships on the way to
Perim Is. at entrance to Red
Sea. Farewell messages
exchanged between Maunganui
& Ibuki. Passed Perim Island
& entered Red Sea 2-30 pm.
Ships run to noon 58 miles
Perim Island desolate place
no sign of vegetation, but it is
British coaling base & fortified
to command straits, which are
called “Hell's Gates”. Again a
magnificent sunset behind
the rugged coastline of Africa.