General Lawrence and his 4,900 soldiers, filled with resentment, were transported by train in batches toward Marseille.
The train traveled nonstop for two days and nights, finally reaching Marseille Port.
The British soldiers who disembarked were already so hungry that they felt their stomachs touching their spines. During this long journey, apart from a lunch prepared specifically for them at noon after boarding, they had hardly eaten anything else.
After getting off the train, the soldiers were eager to head into Marseille to buy some food to stave off their hunger once the troops disbanded.
Unfortunately, just as they stepped off the train, before fully appreciating the foreign scenery, Lawrence ordered them to head to the Marseille Military Port to board a ship.
The poor British soldiers had no choice but to endure their hunger as they marched toward Marseille Port.
