Painting after Mess Deck all day. Watch ashore in Evening. Went to Edinburgh. 2nd house Empire. Slept at Y.M.C.A.
March 16th 1917
March 16th 1917
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March 15th 1917
Cleaning out and painting Chain Lockers all day. Finished about 6 o’clock. Blue Watch ashore.
March 15th 1917
March 14th 1917
Got a shake at 5.30. Got on board by 7.0 AM. Gettting cable ready for surveying all day. On Capstan the whole time. Also
saw to parawave gear and shifted ‘B’ Turret round with Capstan. Packed up about 7.0 p.m. White Watch leave. Duty guns
crew.
March 14th 1917
March 13th 1917
Hands called at 3.30. Only Ammunition Party required & so (?) had sleep on Mess Stove. Main Body went on leave at 9
o’clock. Went into dock as soon as they had gone. Got (?) etc out before dinner. Shifted bags & swept out Mess Deck &
flats in afternoon. Leave piped for Red Watch from 4.30 p.m. to 7.A.M. Went to Edinburgh with Ginger Jervis. Went to see
“Mr. Manhattan” at Lyceum. Very good. Slept at Y.M.C.A.
March 13th 1917
March 12th, 1917
Carried on Painting Party in forenoon. Men going on leave paid in forenoon. Served out with Railway Tickets in afternoon.
Started getting ammunition up. Not told off for party.
March 12th, 1917
March 11th, 1917
Carried on painting party in forenoon but packed up about 10.A.M. Head down in afternoon. Went to Evening Service. Stroll
around yard in Evening.
March 11th, 1917
March 10th, 1917
Painting Party in forenoon. Make & mend in afternoon. Strolled around Dockyard with Colin in Evening.
March 10th, 1917
March 9th 1917
Mess deck painting party in forenoon. Colin rated P.O. & Bill L.S. Landed in afternoon as Reserve for Ship’s team v
“Australia”. Won 2-0. Not much of a game. Strolled round dockyard with Colin in evening.
March 9th 1917
March 8th 1917
Hands not called until 6.15 as no decks to scrub. Had Exam for P.O. & SS in forenoon. Examined in Anchor Work, H.T. doors.
Boat Work, Rules of Road, Helm & Compass, Sounding Machine, rigging etc. Went into basin in afteroon. Met Weatherstone in
dockyard in evening & had game of billiards with him in his shanty. Heard Result of Eraser (??). Brown, Bill Pacy,
Plowman, Read, Jarratt & Charlie Pacy.
March 8th 1917
March 7th 1917
Holy stoned decks before breakfast. Action Stations & Spotting Tale in forenoon. Weather still windy & very cold.
“Princess Royal” came out of dock. Thought we were going in but nothing doing. Made munitions all the afternoon. Duty Sub.
March 7th 1917