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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

Arriving in Malta - December 23rd, 1917

Arriving in Malta – December 23rd, 1917

Arriving in Malta

Torpedo Nets at Tea Time - December 22nd, 1917

Torpedo Nets at Tea Time – December 22nd, 1917

Rough seas and torpedo nets

Submarine Warfare and the Convoy System - December 21st, 1917

Submarine Warfare and the Convoy System – December 21st, 1917

Sailing in convoy, the Kashmir heads for open water.

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