Painted ship. Over side in forenoon. Screws etc in afternoon. 

June 21st 1916

Put on duty again. Chipping paintwork in forenoon. Got all deceased men’s bags from Power House to ship in afternoon, ready for Sale in evening.

June 20th 1916

Had stitches taken out of face. Very much better. Got head down in afternoon. Had walk around yard in evening.

June 19th 1916

Face getting on alright. Very nice day. Spent afternoon & evening by sea wall with Colin.

June 18th 1916

Cleaning down under fore-top. Slipped when coming from bos’uns chair to ladder leading to foretop. Lost hold and went clean over direction tower rails, catching nose and eye on the way. Went from there to foremost funnel and bounced from funnel to lower yard which I managed to hang onto somehow or other. Very close shave as it was a non-stop run from yard to deck of about 60 feet. Had face dished up. Had 3 stitches put in it. On Sick List.

June 17th 1916

King’s Inspection. Paraded on ground about 9.30. All the other ships there when we arrived. Huge muster. King arrived and gave speech which none of us could hear. Marched passed King afterwards. (“Lion” in single file). Had to wait in dockyard until he had finished going over ships. King lunched on board “Lion” with Admiral. Manned ship after dinner and cheered King as
he left. Pipe down afterwards. Admiral made K.C.V.D. (?)

June 16th 1916

1.0.A.M. Took some of the bodies on after deck and some outside
Police Office. Whole of D. O’s flat converted temporary mortuary.
Had to keep on guns until 3.30 AM when we started on turret again.
Worse than yesterday as bodies were rigid and so not so easy to
move about. Went down into working chamber on my own to
investigate. Rather ghastly job as only has electric torch & dead
bodies all around. Foremost crews relieved us about 6.0.A.M. Kept
at guns till about 4.0.pm. when we secured. Buried dead from after
deck in evening. Very impressive service. Buried 103 bodies. Had a
night watch as Special Parties were told off and so had all night
in. Very glad to turn in as felt we needed it. Did not get much
sleep though. Passed bows of warship sticking out of water about
noon but can’t say whether it was British or German. 

June 1st 1916 A

June 1st 1916 B

Exercise Action in forenoon. Landed in afternoon. Very warm but marched as far as Dunfermline and back to canteen. Dalton left ship to go to Torpedo School. Slung clean hammocks in evening.

May 26th 1916

Evolution. Part V Starboard. “Out Ledge Anchor”. Port Watch won. Cleaned pinnace in forenoon. Landed in afternoon. Y.M.C.A. first to watch dancing and canteen afterwards.

May 22nd 1916