12th April 1915

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Kept awake all night, couldn’t sleep. Arri- ved at the S.S. Seang Choon about 6.30 AM. Boa- rded about 9AM. Much smaller than the Ulysses. About 135 yds long. Very dirty boat. roamed about the boat all day. Troop- decks similar to those of Ulysses, save them all being converted into one. Spent the night in the good old hammock again on upper deck watching glimmering port lights

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Troops of the 14th Battalion embarking on HMAT Seang Choon at Alexandria bound for Gallipoli.

Reference: Australian War Memorial

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