Monthly Archives: August 1916

At sea. Nice day. Came in a bit choppy towards the evening but not too bad. We took in a big canvas bath whilst at Devonport, which is kept on the upper deck filled with sea water when in hot … Continue reading →

At sea. Weather improved. Still feeling weak and not at all workified. Captain went Rounds and I was jolly glad when he had been to Sick Bay, for I was fairly dropping with the rush of cleaning up and not … Continue reading →

At Sea. Weather getting better. This is a good job for we had quite a lot of cleaning up to do today in readiness for Captain’s inspection tomorrow. Been able to eat fine today. Have not been so busy though … Continue reading →

At Sea. Weather a little better. Have been able to keep some food down today. Feeling jolly weak though. Went to General Quarters again today. The Captain gets seasick, but he does not seem to have much thought for others. … Continue reading →

At sea. Rough. Had a busy night with sea-sick stokers. We took in a lot of young stokers and seamen at Plymouth, men who had not been to sea before. Last night they were collapsing in the stokehold. I did … Continue reading →

At sea. Was awakened by the anchor being weighed at 4 a.m. I recognised fully what it meant, and thought of you dear, and all the others. The weather did not look very promising when I opened up the ports … Continue reading →