Tues 1 Aug Rec'd orders to report at Shorncliffe Sta at 9:30 tomorrow am for France. Very hot. Did some machine gun work. Wrote letters etc. Splendid bathe at Hythe with Joe + Marshall.

Wed 2 Aug All reported at 9:30 at Shorncliffe Sta. Big crowd of offrs going. Left 10:00 am. Arr'd Southampton per Guildford 3.30 pm. + embakred on La Marguerite about 300 offrs. Very hot. Started 8 pm and Havre 3 am

Thurs 3 Aug Calm + fine. Disappearing lights challenges. Flashing lights, many colours. Search lights. Dim escort. [Fill?] buoys near collision. Fog. Strings of lights. Sleep'g on deck. Social tea bisc'ts. Stars. Set foot on French soil for first time at 7:30 am. First roll call of about 400 off'rs some taken from Ca Bn + sent to Harfleur for the front. The rest including Andrews Gray Cap. McK Bridgman + self sent to Camp No. 2 [illegible] Havre