27th December 1915

The tent lines of the 22nd Battalion at the evacuation camp on Lemnos in late December

1915 - Will Sparkes was promised similar lodgings for the 7th Battery men on the 27th. 

[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - C02453]

Monday 27th Dec

Last night it rained & in the morning things were unpleasant but later on it fined & became a lovely day. Several of us got a boat & went out to a store ship & secured a quantity of stores etc.

Saw Tom Watson of D.A.Park. Tents were promised to us etc. Guard of Groves – Clark Corp Preston & Thannett returned to the camp at Sarpi.

[Courtesy of State Library of New South Wales - William Sparkes diary]

18 to 27

(Captain Alan Percy Crisp, temporary O/C 7^th Battery)

Between these dates the Battery was split up on various ships + on 27th inst. commenced to reassemble at TEL-EL-KIBIR - EGYPT.

[Courtesy of Australian War Memorial - Official unit war diary, 7th Battery]