+ A transcription of the wartime diaries and service records of Leslie John William Story covering the period from 20 October 1914 to 1 February 1918. © 1998 Compiled and edited by Ian L James Updated 27 August 2018 2 3 Leslie John William Story 8th June 1895 – 18th December 1963 4 5 Table of Contents An amazing coincidence ..................................................................................................................................................................8 Reference sources.............................................................................................................................................................................9 Chapter 1 – "A Rough Passage" ..................................................................................................................................................12 October 1914 ....................................................................................................................................................................................14 Temuka Railway Station 1908 ..................................................................................................................................................14 NZR Q and A Class locomotives..................................................................................................................................................14 T. S. S. Wahine 1913 - 1951 ..................................................................................................................................................14 Evening Post, 21 October 1914, Page 8 ..................................................................................................................................15 SMLE Lee-Enfield .303 Rifle and bayonet..............................................................................................................................16 Soldiers using Soldiers Pool in the Hutt River ......................................................................................................................16 “Soldiers Pool” Hutt River .......................................................................................................................................................16 November 1914 ................................................................................................................................................................................16 A Baldwin locomotive as used by Wellington-Manawatu Railway ..................................................................................17 James Allen MP .........................................................................................................................................................................17 Temuka Boys in Camp - 1914 ...................................................................................................................................................18 Trentham Camp, November 1914 (2nd Reinforcements)......................................................................................................19 Temuka Boys in Camp - 1914 ...................................................................................................................................................19 Governor, the Earl of Liverpool ...............................................................................................................................................20 December 1914.................................................................................................................................................................................20 Farewell parade for the NZE Force, Lambton Quay, Wellington .......................................................................................21 Arrival of Escort at Wellington. H.M.S. "Minotaur" and H.I.T.M.S. "Ibouki" ................................................................22 An example of boat drill ............................................................................................................................................................22 Marchers returning to convoy – Hobart 1914.......................................................................................................................23 Transport leaving Hobart .........................................................................................................................................................23 HMNZT No. 5 R.M.S. Ruapehu ..............................................................................................................................................24 HMNZT No. 10 Arawa..............................................................................................................................................................24 HMNZT No. 11 RMS Athenic .................................................................................................................................................24 HMNZT No 14 SS Willochra ...................................................................................................................................................24 January 1915 ....................................................................................................................................................................................25 A visit by Father Neptune........................................................................................................................................................26 Major General A J Godley ........................................................................................................................................................28 Cairo shopping centre in the Mousky....................................................................................................................................28 February 1915 ..................................................................................................................................................................................28 Hotel Continental – Port Said ..................................................................................................................................................29 Luna Park - Cairo........................................................................................................................................................................31 The Citadel at Heliopolis ..........................................................................................................................................................32 March 1915.......................................................................................................................................................................................32 The Virgin Tree at Matariah .....................................................................................................................................................32 General Sir John Maxwell ...............................................................................................................................................................34 General Sir Ian Hamilton.................................................................................................................................................................35 April 1915 .........................................................................................................................................................................................35 Mail from home, Zeitoun Camp circ 1915 ...............................................................................................................................36 Sopworth Tabloid HMS Minerva .................................................................................................................................37 HMS Majestic ............................................................................................................................................................................40 HMS Lord Nelson......................................................................................................................................................................40 HMS Queen Elizabeth ...............................................................................................................................................................40 HMS Inflexible............................................................................................................................................................................41 HMS Hibernia.............................................................................................................................................................................41 HMS Irresistible .........................................................................................................................................................................42 HMS Irresistible -about to sink – hit Dardenelles 18/3/15...................................................................................................43 HMS Triumph.............................................................................................................................................................................43 HMS Superb ...............................................................................................................................................................................43