The transcribed War Diary can be downloaded here.
Below is the HM HS Vita’s log transcription for embarking and disembarking RAMC Other Ranks and Nursing Staff:
19 Jun, 1917
Sister Mrs GIBSON QAIMNS (R) who was acting matron disembarked
22 Jun, 1917
Sister Z M BONSER QAMNSI embarked as acting Matron
Sister M McINTOSH QAIMNS (R) joined to fill a vacancy
14 Jul, 1917
Sister CHAPMAN AANS transferred
Sister SAVAGE QAIMNS (R) transferred
Sister M McINTOSH QAMNSI (R) transferred
15-20 July, 1917
Accommodation brought up to 436 by replacing swing cots w/ fixed double tiered cots in wards 1, 2 &4.
25 Jul, 1917
Sister HUNT QAMNSI (T) joined
16 Sept, 1917
Miss HORNE AANS joined as Matron in place
Miss BONSER QAMNSI transferred
17 Sept, 1917
Staff Nurse S BLACK AANS joined for temp duty
11 Oct, 1917
Miss HORNE AANS & Staff Nurse S BLACK AANS transferred.
12 Oct, 1917
Nursing Sister SARGENT QAIMNSI (R) joined as acting Matron
13 Oct, 1917
Temporary Nurse N. FTIZGERALD transferred
83130 Pte NEWBOLD AE RAMC joined
23 Oct, 1917
Pte CHADWICK RAMC joined
Pte McMINN RAMC joined
24 Oct, 1917
Temporary Nurse Mrs ANDERSON joined
12 Feb, 1918
Pte VOGWILL J L No6 Co RAMC Att 32 BSH Died of Malaria (Buried at Sea)
24 Mar, 1918
Nursing Sister D. HUNT QAMNSI (T) was transferred sick
10 Apr, 1918
Nursing Sister Mrs Over QAIMNSI (T) disembarked
18 May, 1918
Probationer Nurse Miss L FINLAYSON SAMNS embarked
25 May, 1918
Probationer Nurse Miss L FINLAYSON SAMNS disembarked
1, Jun, 1918
Cape Town. RAMC ORs = 18, Indian ORs = 51. Left for 5-day shore leave.
1 Aug, 1918
58732 Cpl JS CHARNOCK RAMC disembarked
7 Aug, 1918
97391 Pte F PICKUP RAMC embarked
7869 AF SAWYER RAMC embarked
17 Aug, 1918
Staff Nurse T MUNDAY AANS embarked
Staff Nurse M BYRNE AANS embarked
Staff Nurse I BRADSHAW AANS embarked
Staff Nurse E MONAGHAN AANS embarked
Staff Nurse M DARNELL AANS embarked
6 Sep, 1918
Sister Miss HILDA JONES embarked as Sister in Charge
9 Sep, 1918
Staff Nurse Miss E BENT disembarked
12 Sep, 1918
46268 Cpl DWYER I RAMC embarked
21522 Pte ELLIS H RAMC embarked
Sister Miss MARY MORROW AANS embarked as Sister in Charge
Sister Miss HILDA JONES disembarked
13 Sep, 1918
11434 Pte MONKS L J RAMC transferred to Deolali for training w/ Detachment 1st Btn South Staffs Regt
68069 Pte KNIGHT T RAMC transferred to Deolali for training w/ Detachment 1st Btn South Staffs Regt
14 Oct, 1918
97391 Pte PICKUP F RAMC granted pay increase
Asst. Surg. F G STEINHOF is granted 30-days leave
15 Oct, 1918
Staff Nurse Miss LILIAN PENROSE AANS embarked
19 Oct, 1918
Miss SARGENT QAIMNSI(R) is struck off strength from 6 Sep, 1918
21 Nov, 1918
Sister Miss M MORROW AANS disembarked
Staff Nurse T MUNDAY AANS disembarked
Staff Nurse M BYRNE AANS disembarked
Staff Nurse I BRADSHAW AANS disembarked
Staff Nurse E MONAGHAN AANS disembarked
22 Nov, 1918
40786 Pte CLOUGH A RAMC disembarked (transferred) sick
21522 Pte ELLIS H RAMC disembarked (transferred) sick
26 Nov, 1918
Pte JH CUSS RAMC disembarked
43480 Pte HOLFORD F RAMC embarked
29 Nov, 1918
Asst. Surg. F G STEINHOFF MD transferred to East Persia
30 Nov, 1918
11434 Pte MONKS L J RAMC rejoined
68069 Pte KNIGHT T RAMC rejoined
7869 Pte SAWYER A F RAMC rejoined
57731 Pte COLE G RAMC rejoined
3 Dec, 1918
62089 Pte ADSHEAD F L RAMC embarked
84657 Pte KENSHAW W E RAMC embarked
79702 Pte MARSHALL H J RAMC embarked
56509 Pte LYONS T RAMC disembarked
Matron Mrs J E MOLLOY AANS embarked
Sister Miss C McKECHNIE AANS embarked
Sister Miss VERA DESAILLY AANS embarked
Staff Nurse Miss ANNIE MORRIS AANS embarked
Miss L PENROSE ANNS rejoined
4 Dec, 1918
31595 Pte HATCH A J RAMC promoted acting Corporal w/o Pay
105266 Pte CHADWICK L W RAMC promoted acting Corporal w/o Pay
Pte HOLFORD F RAMC awarded 6d per diem as operating theatre orderly
Staff Nurse Miss L BECKER embarked
17 Dec, 1918
46368 Cpl DWYER W RAMC embarked
2 Jan, 1919
Nursing Sister Miss A MORRIS AANS transferred sick
3 Jan, 1919
60059 Pte DENTON J H RAMC transferred sick
67077 Pte HOOLEY A RAMC disembarked
68069 Pte KNIGHT T RAMC disembarked
11434 Pte MONKS L RAMC disembarked [in Bombay. Permanently]
Simple map of the locations listed in the HM HS VITA’s log between June 1917 and January 1919.
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Below is the Ships Log transcription showing locations during the period June 1917 to January 1919.
| Date | Where | Notes |
| 1-Jun-17 | At Sea | Left Basra |
| 2-Jun-17 | Karachi | Arived 8:30am |
| Departed 3pm | ||
| 4-Jun-17 | Bombay | |
| 22-Jun-17 | Departed 8am for Basra | |
| 26-Jun-17 | At Sea | Persian Gulf |
| 27-Jun-17 | Arrived Shatt-el-Arab | |
| 28-Jun-17 | Basra | Anchored @ Saraji |
| 1-Jul-17 | Hospital Pier | |
| 7-Jul-17 | At Sea | Left Basra for Bombay |
| 14-Jul-17 | Bombay | Alexandra Dock No2 Shed |
| 25-Jul-17 | Sailed at 1pm | |
| 31-Jul-17 | Basra | Hospital Pier |
| Kasba | ||
| Shatt-al-Arab Bar | ||
| Saraji | ||
| 5-Aug-17 | At Sea | Left Basra for Bombay |
| 10-Aug-17 | Bombay | Harbour |
| 11-Aug-17 | Alexandra Dock No2 Shed | |
| 17-Aug-17 | Left Bombay for Basra | |
| 22-Aug-17 | Basra | Shatt-al-Arab Bar |
| Saraji | ||
| 25-Aug-17 | Basra | Hospital Pier |
| 28-Aug-17 | Bushire | Bushehr, Iran |
| 29-Aug-17 | At Sea | |
| 2-Sep-17 | Bombay | Alexandra Dock No 2 Shed |
| 3-Sep-17 | Anchored in the Stream | |
| 18-Sep-17 | At Sea | Left Bombay for Basra |
| 23-Sep-17 | Basra | Shatt-al-Arab Bar |
| 4-Oct-17 | Left Basra for Bander Abbas | |
| 5-Oct-17 | Bandar Abbas | Iran |
| 6-Oct-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Bombay |
| 10-Oct-17 | Bombay | Alexandra Dock No 2 Shed |
| 11-Oct-17 | Anchored in the Stream | |
| 24-Oct-17 | At Sea | Left Bombay for Dar Es Salaam |
| 30-Oct-17 | Crossed the Line | |
| 1-Nov-17 | At Sea | Diverted to LINDI |
| 3-Nov-17 | Lindi | Tanzania |
| 4-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 5-Nov-17 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in harbour |
| 6-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Zanzibar |
| Zanzibar | ||
| 9-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 10-Nov-17 | Lindi | |
| 11-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 12-Nov-17 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 13-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 14-Nov-17 | Lindi | Anchored in harbour |
| 16-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 17-Nov-17 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in harbour |
| 19-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 20-Nov-17 | Lindi | |
| 21-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 22-Nov-17 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in harbour |
| 23-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 24-Nov-17 | Lindi | |
| 25-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 26-Nov-17 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in harbour |
| 27-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Zanzibar |
| 29-Nov-17 | Zanzibar | |
| 30-Nov-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 1-Dec-17 | Lindi | |
| 3-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 4-Dec-17 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 5-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for KILINDINI |
| 6-Dec-17 | Kilindini | Mobassa, Kenya |
| 7-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 8-Dec-17 | Lindi | |
| 10-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 11-Dec-17 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 12-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 13-Dec-17 | Lindi | |
| 14-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 15-Dec-17 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 19-Dec-17 | Zanzibar | Sailed for Zanzibar |
| 23-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 24-Dec-17 | Lindi | |
| 25-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 26-Dec-17 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 27-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for LINDI |
| 28-Dec-17 | Lindi | |
| 29-Dec-17 | At Sea | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 30-Dec-17 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 1-Jan-18 | MISSING | Nothing for January 1918 |
| 1-Feb-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling; Sailed for Lindi. |
| 4-Feb-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 5-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | Arrived inner harbour Dar es Salaam |
| 7-Feb-18 | Lindi | |
| 8-Feb-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 9-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 10-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for LINDI |
| 11-Feb-18 | Lindi | |
| 12-Feb-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 13-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | |
| 14-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for LINDI |
| 15-Feb-18 | Lindi | |
| 17-Feb-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam |
| 18-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in inner harbour Dar es Salaam |
| 20-Feb-18 | Kilindini | Arrived Kilindini; Sailed for Zanzibar. |
| 22-Feb-18 | Zanzibar | Arrived Zanzibar |
| 23-Feb-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 24-Feb-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 25-Feb-18 | Zanzibar | Sailed for LINDI |
| 26-Feb-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI |
| 28-Feb-18 | Dar es Salaam | Arrived Dar es Salaam. Indian Patient Died. |
| 1-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for LINDI |
| 2-Mar-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI; Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 3-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Arrived Dar es Salaam. |
| 4-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | At anchor in harbour |
| 5-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for LINDI |
| 6-Mar-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI |
| 7-Mar-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 8-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Arrived Dar es Salaam. Patient death; Buried at Sea. |
| 9-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Patient died. Sailed for Zanzibar |
| 10-Mar-18 | Zanzibar | Arrived Zanzibar |
| 11-Mar-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 12-Mar-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 13-Mar-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 14-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for Dar es Salaam. Arrived Dar es Salaam. |
| 16-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for LINDI |
| 17-Mar-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI. Sailed for Port Amelia, Mozambique |
| 18-Mar-18 | Port Amelia | Arrived Port Amelia. Patient died; Buried at Sea. |
| 19-Mar-18 | Port Amelia | At anchor; Cleaning & Disinfecting wards |
| 20-Mar-18 | Port Amelia | Sailed for LINDI |
| 21-Mar-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI |
| 22-Mar-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 23-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Arrived Dar es Salaam. Anchored in harbour. |
| 25-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | At anchor. Staff painted beds in Wards I, II & IV. |
| 26-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | At anchor. Staff painted beds in Wards I, II & IV. |
| 27-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for KILINDINI. |
| 28-Mar-18 | Kilindini | Arrived KILINDINI. |
| 29-Mar-18 | Kilindini | Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 30-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in Dar es Salaam harbour |
| 31-Mar-18 | Dar es Salaam | Anchored in Dar es Salaam harbour |
| 1-Apr-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for KILINDINI |
| 2-Apr-18 | Kilindini | Arrived KILINDINI. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 3-Apr-18 | Zanzibar | Arrived ZANZIBAR |
| 4-Apr-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling. Sailed for Port Amelia. |
| 7-Apr-18 | Port Amelia | Arrived Port Amelia. |
| 10-Apr-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for KILINDINI |
| 12-Apr-18 | Kilindini | Arrived KILINDINI. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 15-Apr-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 17-Apr-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for KILINDINI |
| 19-Apr-18 | Kilindini | Arrived KILINDINI. Patient death. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 20-Apr-18 | Zanzibar | Arrived ZANZIBAR |
| 21-Apr-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 23-Apr-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 24-Apr-18 | Zanzibar | Sailed for LINDI |
| 25-Apr-18 | Lindi | Arrived LINDI |
| 27-Apr-18 | Lindi | Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 28-Apr-18 | Dar es Salaam | At anchor Dar es Salaam Bay |
| 30-Apr-18 | Dar es Salaam | At anchor Dar es Salaam Bay |
| 1-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Heaved anchor and went to inner harbour. |
| 2-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for Kilindini |
| 3-May-18 | Kilindini | Arrived Kilindini; Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 4-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Dropped anchor in Dar es Salaam Bay |
| 5-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Went into inner harbour. |
| 8-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for Kilindini |
| 9-May-18 | Kilindini | Arrived Kilindini; Sailed for Dar es Salaam |
| 10-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for KILINDINI |
| 11-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for Zanzibar |
| 12-May-18 | Zanzibar | Arrived ZANZIBAR. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 13-May-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 14-May-18 | Zanzibar | Coaling |
| 15-May-18 | Zanzibar | Sailed for Dar Es Salaam; Anchored in Bay |
| 18-May-18 | Dar es Salaam | Sailed for Durban, South Africa |
| 25-May-18 | Durban | Tied up alongside the Wharf at Durban. |
| 26-May-18 | Durban | Sailed for Cape Town |
| 30-May-18 | Cape Town | Anchored in Table Bay |
| 31-May-18 | Cape Town | Tied up alongside the Wharf. |
| 2-Jun-18 | Cape Town | Went into dry dock for repairs |
| 10-Jun-18 | Cape Town | Sailed for Durban |
| 14-Jun-18 | Durban | Arrived; Took in Coal. |
| 15-Jun-18 | Durban | Sailed for Zanzibar |
| 21-Jun-18 | Zanzibar | Arrived Zanzibar; Ships stores took onboard |
| 22-Jun-18 | Zanzibar | Sailed for Bombay. No patients embarked. |
| 30-Jun-18 | Bombay | Dropped anchor in Bombay harbour |
| 1-Jul-18 | Bombay | At anchor in stream |
| 6-Jul-18 | Bombay | Went into Alexandra dock to Coal |
| 7-Jul-18 | Bombay | Coaling |
| 8-Jul-18 | Bombay | Left dock and anchored in stream |
| 9-Jul-18 | Bombay | At anchor in stream undergoing repairs |
| 31-Jul-18 | Bombay | At anchor in stream undergoing repairs |
| 1-Aug-18 | Bombay | At anchor in stream |
| 14-Aug-18 | Bombay | Alexandra Dock |
| 15-Aug-18 | Bombay | Coaling |
| 16-Aug-18 | Bombay | Coaling |
| 17-Aug-18 | Bombay | Sailed for Basra |
| 23-Aug-18 | Basra | Tied up to Hospital Pier at Basra |
| 25-Aug-18 | Basra | Sailed for Karachi, Pakistan |
| 30-Aug-18 | Karachi | Arrived Karachi; Sailed for Bombay |
| 31-Aug-18 | At Sea | |
| 1-Sep-18 | Bombay | Arrived Bombay; Dropped anchor in stream |
| 2-Sep-18 | Bombay | Tied up to No2 Shed |
| 7-Sep-18 | Bombay | Sailing for Basra Cancelled. |
| 8-Sep-18 | Bombay | In stream |
| 12-Sep-18 | Bombay | Came into No7 Alexandra Dock dock to Coal |
| 13-Sep-18 | Bombay | Pte. MONKS and Pte. KNIGHT Disembarked for Training @ Deolali |
| Bombay | Arrived BOMBAY. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. | |
| 14-Sep-18 | At Sea | Arabian Sea |
| 24-Sep-18 | Suez | Egypt |
| 5-Oct-18 | Aden | Yemen |
| 11-Oct-18 | Bombay | Arrived BOMBAY. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 16-Oct-18 | At Sea | Sailed for Suez |
| 27-Oct-18 | Suez | Arrived SUEZ. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 3-Nov-18 | At Sea | Sailed for Bombay |
| 10-Nov-18 | At Sea | Turned around to Aden. Coal Shortage! |
| 11-Nov-18 | At Sea | Germany Signed Armistice! |
| 12-Nov-18 | Aden | Arrived ADEN. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 18-Nov-18 | Bombay | Arrived BOMBAY. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. |
| 22-Nov-18 | Bombay | Indian Personnel went on shore for peace celebrations |
| 23-Nov-18 | Bombay | RAMC Personnel went on shore for peace celebrations |
| 30-Nov-18 | Bombay | Pte. MONKS and Pte. KNIGHT Rejoined the Ship |
| Bombay | Arrived BOMBAY. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. | |
| Bombay | Arrived BOMBAY. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. | |
| Bombay | Arrived BOMBAY. Sailed for ZANZIBAR. | |
| 1-Dec-18 | Bombay | In Stream |
| 3-Dec-18 | Bombay | Came into No2 Shed Alexandra Dock |
| 5-Dec-18 | At Sea | Sailed for Aden & Suez |
| 10-Dec-18 | At Sea | Gulf of Aden |
| 11-Dec-18 | Aden | Arrived Aden; Took in Meat. Left Aden |
| 12-Dec-18 | At Sea | Red Sea |
| 15-Dec-18 | At Sea | Gulf of Suez. Patient Died; Buried at Sea. |
| 16-Dec-18 | Suez | Arrived Suez |
| 18-Dec-18 | Suez | Suez Docks; Coaling |
| 19-Dec-18 | Suez | Suez Docks |
| 21-Dec-18 | At Sea | Sailed for Bombay. |
| 22-Dec-18 | At Sea | Patient Died |
| 24-Dec-18 | At Sea | Patient Died; Buried at Sea |
| 26-Dec-18 | Aden | Arrived Aden. Left Aden |
| 31-Dec-18 | At Sea | Indian Ocean |
| 1-Jan-19 | Bombay | Anchored in Stream |
| 2-Jan-19 | Bombay | Alexandra Dock No 2 Shed |
| 3-Jan-19 | Bombay | Pte. MONKS Permanently left the Ship |