Gallipoli Diary
Thursday Dec 3rd
Thursday Dec 3rd
Arrived off Alexandria at
dawn & moored at 10 am
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berthed alongside quay
at 2 pm but will not
disembark until Saturday.
Great deal of shipping here
and about 25 steamships
captured from Germans and
Austrians since war began.
Went ashore this evening
to Club de Anglais of which
we have been made hon.
members. The best quarter
of the city is very well
built and very fine at
night when all lit up as
I saw it tonight. But the
native areas about 2 miles
of which I passed in a cab
going to the wharves, have
narrow streets, most evil
smelling, and cafés, saloons
and open bars etc galore.
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The work of unloading
horses & military stores goes on
and trains for Cairo leave
every hour or two.