TCD MS 10516 folio 5 recto
[19th July 1916] jaundice or intestinal trouble. The best mode of spending the days is to sit in the breeze wrapped in wet towels, and at night the bed must be thoroughly drenched with water before lying down in the hope of sleep.
Fortunately the Shimal blows again this evening. It is an inexpressible relief
Monday: July 24th 1916: Nasiriyah
This evening at 5.15 p.m. orders arrived for me to embark on S.4, a river stern-wheeler, to take charge of a sick convoy to Basra. I was expected to be on board at 6 pm. This was impossible but I succeeded in complying by 6.20 am. The vessel had 80 sick on board, all convalescents, none serious. Medical personnel, equipment, rations, water supply etc. had been arranged! The boat is a flat-bottomed barge, pro-