ɔnðə dˈeɪ ʌvðə dɪzˈæstɚɹ ɐ kˈʌmpəni mˈɪlətˌɛɹi jˈuːnɪt ʌvðə ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt, ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ wˈɪmɪn ænd tʃˈɪldɹən, wˈɪʃt tə tˈeɪk pˈæsɪdʒ ˌɪntʊ hˈæɹɪdʒ, bˌʌt ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ fˈɛɹi wʌz fˈɑːɹ tˈuː smˈɔːl tə tˈeɪk sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈiːpəl.
On the day of the disaster a company (military unit) of the regiment, accompanied by women and children, wished to take passage into Harwich, but the regular ferry was far too small to take such a large number of people.