18th January 1915

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All boats stopped for a burial. This is the 7th death since embarkation. Bodies are sewn up in a hammock & put overboard. I have no inclination for a death at sea.

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A funeral at sea.

The fourth stage: The burial service being read over the corpse covered with the Union Jack.

On transport ship A5, HMT Omrah in the Aegean Sea

Reference: Australian War Memorial

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