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Cold & Hugh MacDiarmid - January 4th, 1918

Cold & Hugh MacDiarmid – January 4th, 1918

Broke and cold in camp

Refugees & Route Marches - January 3rd, 1918

Refugees & Route Marches – January 3rd, 1918

Keeping fit and getting acclimatized.

Salonika Force - January 2nd, 1918

Salonika Force – January 2nd, 1918

Under canvas in Salonika, met up with friends from home

Going ashore in Salonika & the Great Fire - January 1st, 1918

Going ashore in Salonika & the Great Fire – January 1st, 1918

After 22 days on board HMS Kashmir, Frank arrives in Salonika.

Salonika & Jerusalem - December 31st, 1917

Salonika & Jerusalem – December 31st, 1917

Arriving in Salonika, more war rumours

Enemy Submarines & Rupert Brooke - December 30th, 1917

Enemy Submarines & Rupert Brooke – December 30th, 1917

Followed by submarine to Rupert Brooke’s resting place

Enjoying Milos - December 29th, 1917

Enjoying Milos – December 29th, 1917

Sailing into Milos

Iron Rations - December 28th, 1917

Iron Rations – December 28th, 1917

Back at sea with only iron rations to eat

Hospital Ships to Blighty - December 27th, 1917

Hospital Ships to Blighty – December 27th, 1917

Still in Malta, a hospital ship head for Blighty

Maltese Labour Corps comes onboard - December 26th, 1917

Maltese Labour Corps comes onboard – December 26th, 1917

Still in harbour, Maltese Labour Corps hitch a ride

A Concert Party and Pudding - December 25th, 1917

A Concert Party and Pudding – December 25th, 1917

Christmas pudding and a concert party lift spirits

Biscuits, Bully & Goats - December 24th, 1917

Biscuits, Bully & Goats – December 24th, 1917

Enjoying Christmas Eve on Malta

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