ON BOARD A TROOP TRANSPORT. AUGUST 1941, ON BOARD SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA, ON AN AFRICAN TROOP CONVOY. MOST OF THE TROOPSHIPS EMPLOYED WERE PASSENGER LINERS BEFORE THE WAR. THOUGH A GUN OR TWO MAY HAVE BEEN MOUNTED THE SHIPS STILL HAVE THE FACILITIES FOR SPORTS, GAMES AND RECREATION. ON THE OCCASIONS WHEN THEY ARE NOT CARRYING A LARGE CONTINGENT OF TROOPS, THE SERVICES ARE GLAD TO MAKE USE OF THEM. - More scenes during the ceremony of "Crossing the Line"

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