– high wind
Very bad weather during the night. Heavy seas swept the decks & some water came down hatches. Rained heavily. Ship rolled heavily, also much pitching.
Archives for September 2018
Sunday 29 September 1918
– fair
Fair weather.
Church service on hurricane deck given by Y.M.C.A. chaplain @ 10.30 am & again at 4.30 pm.
Saturday 28 September 1918
All of our destroyers leave us & we now depend on the auxilliary cruiser the Kildonan Castle which has many guns on board.
Friday 27 September 1918
Rough weather. Two of our destroyers turn back & leave us with 4. They are sturdily built & weather the rough stormy weather marvellously. The lookout man has an unenviable job for tis raining & misty.
Thursday 26 September 1918
– misty
High seas running. Misty with fine rain. Breakfast at 8 am, dinner 12, tea 5 pm. Some of the men down with mal de mer. Boats pitching heavily On S.S. Kyber Pass.
Wednesday 25 September 1918
– fine, rain
Clear in morning but turned to light rain in evening. Dirty night. Slept well during night. I am put in charge of Boat no. 6. We have 9 transports with a camouflaged cruiser & 5 torpedo boat destroyers.
Tuesday 24 September 1918
– fine
Up at 5 am. Breakfast prepared by Sister Gerard at 6 am. Said goodbye to Sister who burst into tears. She was amiable, generous & kindhearted. We leave Orpington Stn. at 7.50 am for London. Go to Tower of London to assemble. There are parties from Bearwood, Epsom, etc. Take train for Tilbury Docks at [Mark Lane!]. Board transport (ambulances) at No. 64 at 1 pm. Move down Thames & anchor till morning. S.S. Kyber Pass.
*SS Khyber was a 9,000 ton ship operated by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O Line).
Monday 23 September 1918
– showers
Nield and I are warned to be [med.] inspected at noon. Draw kits at 2 pm. We go to Bromley in afternoon & make purchase returning at 7.15. Nield is last on waiting list & is told he is going.
Sunday 22 September 1918
– rain
In all morning waiting for doctor. At 6 pm to see Mr. Pipe & family. [Show my] curios, return to hospl. at 9.15 pm.
Saturday 21 September 1918
– cloudy & windy
To station at Orpington. No kitbag has arrived but ask L/C i/c of transport who looks at his book & sees entry of my name in it. I go to Quartermasters store & after diligent search I find missing kitbag. Unbounded Joy! I go to Post Office & send telegram to Harry & afterwards a letter. In afternoon to St. Mary Cray with Nield. Call at Pipe family & get invitation for tea tomorrow.
