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3261 Pte A.Collett,
M I F Coy 2/Mx
Regt. F.F.S.A.
30/6/1901
A Diary by Pte. Collett.
2/Mx Regt, South Africa,
2nd December 1899.
Reveille sounded at 3 Am, fell in about 3.45Am and proceded to Woolwick
Dockyard station
entrained for
Southampton, where
we arrived at about
5 A.m we were told
off in messes and
embarked on board
the S S Avondale
Castle steamed out
of Southampton water
at 4 P.m enroute for
S. Africa.
3rd to 26th December
on board the Avondale
Castle everyone in the
best of spirits we had
two concerts every week
which we could not
finish as there was
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always a long programme to get through, one man died on the way out.
26th December.
Arrived at Capetown. Transhipped on board
the Mongolian steamer out of Cape Town Harbour
same afternoon enroute for Durban. On board the
Mongolian a proper stinking old tub the rations
quite as bad as the boat I reckon both had attained a great age.
1st of January
Arrived at Durban everyone very pleased to get there,
entrained for Estcourt in the afternoon in open cattle
trucks in which we spent the remainder of the day also the night.
2nd January
Still in the trucks got to P.M Burg about 8 A.m where we had |