8th July 1915

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Fair sailing passed

a beautiful little island

at midday With a nice

white lighthouse on she

looked a very peace-

ful sight. Heat is un-

bearable during night

slept on deck

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At sea. 30 July 1915. Men sleeping on the deck

of the convalescent troopship HMT `Hororota' on the way to Australia.

Reference: Australian War Memorial

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Diary of an ANZAC soldier. A WWI diary found in 2022. One man's story, told 108 years later.

Lest we forget.