Personal war diary of Nathaniel John Wakeham, item 31
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June 19th Left patrol at 4:15am arrived Moudros at 6am. ordered to complete a full stowage of oil and provisions and raise steam by 11:45pm and joined Triad at boom.
June 20th At ssea escorting Triad with Vice Admiral De Robeck onboard at 1:30pm arrived at St Nickola. Foresight arrived with British ambassador. a conference was held on board Triad. Left St Nickola at 3pm with Triad.
June 21st At sea. Wondering where we are off.
June 22nd Arrived Reggio (Italy) at 8am secured alongside wall at 2:30pm. VA left for England by overland route. We left Reggio at 3pm for Milo but that order was cancelled and we are now to proceed to Salonica.
June 23rd At sea.
June 24th Same as yesterday.
June 25th Arrived Salonica 6:30am. Glad to get a change from the Dardanelles but seems to good to last.
June 26th Left at 6:30am for patrol duties in Gulf of Salonica escorting troopers up and down Gulf.
June 27th and 28th Same as 26th.
June 29th Should be going in harbour for 3 days stand off at 6am. But at 6am Aino appeared to relieve us and gave us orders to proceed to Moudros. Arrived Moudros at 2:30pm.
Jun 30th, July 1st and 2nd At Moudros.
July 3rd Left Mouudros at 11am for Dardanelles 5 miles W of Porento Point formed submarine sweep and swept until 5pm. Nothing doing.
July 4th On patrol.
July 5th On patrol at 7pm captured sailing boat making towards entrance of straits.
July 6th Left patrol and arrived Moudros 1:45pm.
July 7th At Moudros.
July 8th Left at 8am with skirmishes ... carried out Battle practice we returned with recording parties at 11am and left again for patrol.
July 9th On patrol.
July 10th Anchored at Keplolo. At 3:25pm Abercrombie left to bombard Jemi Skeke. Aeroplane also started for to spot for her but on getting over. The sus. exploded and came down off our starboard bow. Pilot and observer Killea or
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June 19th Left patrol at 4:15am arrived Moudros at 6am. ordered to complete a full stowage of oil and provisions and raise steam by 11:45pm and joined Triad at boom.
June 20th At ssea escorting Triad with Vice Admiral De Robeck onboard at 1:30pm arrived at St Nickola. Foresight arrived with British ambassador. a conference was held on board Triad. Left St Nickola at 3pm with Triad.
June 21st At sea. Wondering where we are off.
June 22nd Arrived Reggio (Italy) at 8am secured alongside wall at 2:30pm. VA left for England by overland route. We left Reggio at 3pm for Milo but that order was cancelled and we are now to proceed to Salonica.
June 23rd At sea.
June 24th Same as yesterday.
June 25th Arrived Salonica 6:30am. Glad to get a change from the Dardanelles but seems to good to last.
June 26th Left at 6:30am for patrol duties in Gulf of Salonica escorting troopers up and down Gulf.
June 27th and 28th Same as 26th.
June 29th Should be going in harbour for 3 days stand off at 6am. But at 6am Aino appeared to relieve us and gave us orders to proceed to Moudros. Arrived Moudros at 2:30pm.
Jun 30th, July 1st and 2nd At Moudros
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June 19th Left patrol at 4:15am arrived Moudros at 6am. ordered to complete a full stowage of oil and provisions and raise steam by 11:45pm and joined Triad at boom.
June 20th At ssea escorting Triad with Vice Admiral De Robeck onboard at 1:30pm arrived at St Nickola. Foresight arrived with British ambassador. a conference was held on board Triad. Left St Nickola at 3pm with Triad.
June 21st At sea. Wondering where we are off.
June 22nd Arrived Reggio (Italy) at 8am secured alongside wall at 2:30pm. VA left for England by overland route. We left Reggio at 3pm for Milo but that order was cancelled and we are now to proceed to Salonica.
June 23rd At sea.
June 24th Same as yesterday.
June 25th Arrived Salonica 6:30am. Glad to get a change from the Dardanelles but seems to good to last.
June 26th Left at 6:30am for patrol duties in Gulf of Salonica escorting troopers up and down Gulf.
June 27th and 28th Same as 26th.
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June 19th Left patrol at 4:15am arrived Moudros at 6am. ordered to complete a full stowage of oil and provisions and raise steam by 11:45pm and joined Triad at boom.
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salonica
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Reggio
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limnos
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Document location salonica
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Additional document location Reggio
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Additional document location limnos
- ID
- 17047 / 199500
- Contributor
- John Wakeham
June 19, 1916 – July 10, 1916
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