The Icelandic connection - 01.12.2020, Side 12

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ICELANDIC CONNECTION
Vol. 71 #4
Mess with Officers. Retired about 11 pm.
Friday November 9th: Arose at 7 am.
Paraded before O.C, {Officer Commanding)
gave particulars, attached to Flights. Dave,
Frank and I in ‘B’ Flight. Had lunch in tent,
served ourselves. Told that we were going
back to Aboukir in the morning. Wrote
up Diary, had a sleep in afternoon. Woke
up at 4 pm, went over to mess, had some
tea. Met Joe Benson. Sat out on verandah
all evening talking to Gibson of Portage la
Prairie {Manitoba). Retired about 9:30.
Saturday November 10th: Arose at 7
am. Packed up and had my
stuff ready to leave. Wrote
letter to Dad telling him of
the way I was existing and
the price. Left Ismailia
at 2:07, took picture of
Station. Snapped views
along route. Arrived at
Sidi Gabeah at 8 pm.
Spent hour there and
caught 9 o’clock train for
Aboukir. Service on train.
Carried my own baggage
to my tent. Looked at
Murray’s pictures taken on
trip. Retired at 11 pm.
Saturday November
17th Arose at 4 am.
Packed up and proceeded
to Heliopolis. Arrived at
Cairo and took tramway
cars to Heliopolis.
Stationed and quartered
in Palace Hotel room 515.
Spent afternoon fixing
up room. Spent evening
downtown looking
over Cairo. Returned to
Heliopolis about 9, had
a bath and retired. Slept
like a log.
Here we had the
#3 School of Military
Aeronautics in the Hotel Heliopolis at
Heliopolis just outside Cairo.
Sunday December 16th: Arose at 7
AM. Went out to Ranges at 8. Frank and I
did such good shooting that Officer I/C said
he was going to recommend us for fighting
machines. Spent afternoon looking over
notes. John Thompson came over to see us,
stayed in all night and killed time fooling
around. Retired about 9 pm.
Friday December 21st: Arose at
7. Davey and Frank put on list to go
to Ismailia, I left off. Too far down
Figure 1: Henry Farman Shorthorn