ðɪs wʊdhɐv ɪnvˈɑːlvd hˌɪm dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ɐ tɹˈuːp ʃˈɪp lˈaɪkli ɪn lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ænd sˈeɪlɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈeɪp ʌv ɡˈʊd hˈoʊp ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə ˌʌp ðɪ ˈiːst kˈoʊst ʌv ˈæfɹɪkə ænd θɹuː ðə sˈuːɪz kənˈæl tə kˈaɪɹoʊ.
This would have involved him joining a troop ship likely in Liverpool and sailing around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa up the east coast of Africa and through the Suez Canal to Cairo.