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War Diary for December 1915 1 Dec 1915 - Taylor's Hollow In Rest Camp at Finsbury VALE. Weather fine. Inspection & routine parades held.Orders received to move to TAYLOR'S HOLLOW. Moved there at 1430 2 Dec 1915 At TAYLOR'S HOLLOW. Usual parades. Weather fine. 3 Dec 1915 At TAYLOR'S HOLLOW. Usual parades. Orders received at 1830 to embark for MUDROS at 1930. Embarked at 2300 on EL KAHIRA 4 Dec 1915 - Portianos Arrived at MUDROS, disembarking at 0830 & marched to camp at PORTIANOS Tents allotted etc. 5 Dec 1915 In Camp. Inspection parades. Cleaning up tents & lines. 6 Dec 1915 In Camp. Inspection parades, drill & physical training 7 Dec 1915 In Camp. Camp struck & repitched as a Bde Camp. 8 Dec 1915 In Camp. Early morning physical drill, morning inspections by C.O. & drill parades 9 Dec 1915 In Camp. Usual parades & routine. Draft of 2 Officers & 54 O'Rs arrived inspected by C.O & posted to Coys. 10 Dec 1915 In Camp. Parades etc. as usual 11 Dec 1915 In Camp. Usual parades. Officers class under Brigadier. Medical inspection of battalion. 12 Dec 1915 In Camp. Usual parades. Orders received to embark for ALEXANDRIA. 13 Dec 1915 In Camp. Half 162 Bde embarked on S.S.ALAUNIA, remainder remained at Camp under Lt Col Brighten 14 Dec 1915 - S.S.Alaunia Embarked on SS ALAUNIA & left harbour at 1600. Boat station parades & men settled in 15 Dec 1915 C.O's inspection of Troop decks at 0945. O.C. TRoops inspection at 1030 16 Dec 1915 Usual inspections & boat station parades 17 Dec 1915 Usual routine, inspections & parades. Orders received for disembarkation. 18 Dec 1915 - Sidi Bishr Camp, Alexandria Disembarked from S.S. ALAUNIA & proceeded to camp at SIDI BISHR arriving at 1500. Arrangements for camp made. 19 Dec 1915 Camp struck & repitched. 20 Dec 1915 Routine parades & inspections held. Bathing parades. 21 Dec 1915 Usual routine & inspections. Parades during morning. Bathing in afternoon. 22 Dec 1915 Usual routine & parades. 23 Dec 1915 Usual routine & parades. 24 Dec 1915 Usual routiner & parades. 25 Dec 1915 Church parade cancelled oeing to rain. Men given Christmas dinner, Base details & all detached men of battalion invited. 26 Dec 1915 Church parade. Christmas tea given to men. 27 Dec 1915 Parades continue as before 3 Officers & 63 men rejoined from Base Depot. 28 Dec 1915 Draft medically inspected & posted to Coys. Orders received to move to DAMANHUR. 29 Dec 1915 Heavy baggage packed & moved to station. Draft of 14 NCO's & men rejoined 30 Dec 1915 - Damanhur Camp cleaned & handed over to 163 Bde. Moved to DAMANHUR at 1400. Took over barracks from 1st Composite Batt, 29th Div. 31 Dec 1915 Parades & inspections held. Barracks organized & thoroughly cleaned up.

1-31 Dec 1915

From: 1915 To: 1915

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weather, 1st/5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, civil ships, 162nd Infantry Brigade, baths, church services, Christmas, 29th Division, 163rd Infantry Brigade, Finsbury Vale [Gallipoli], Taylor's Hollow [Gallipoli], Mudros, Portianos, Alexandria, Sidi Bishr, Damanhur