Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 71
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[Page 71]
to the King – Wives & Sweethearts – Absent ones – The Navy – The Allied forces – I cleared out then & turned in & woke up nice & fresh at 6 am – Jan 1-1915 & had my cocoa & a small bit of biscuit –
Friday Jan 1-1915 - Had a hose bath – Read the 'Memorabilia'. Breakfasted on a bit of bacon & some rice & coffee – Sick parade – My SBA knows his exact position now – Give him an inch & he'd go to Hell – I make him do physical drill with the men & told him I want no complaints & also told him to cultivate by every means his physical powers & I've locked up harmful drugs & taken the keys from him – I'm making a man of him – He's bad material – 'Au Ullage' says Mr Bumpus every now & again –
We had prayers & then Fitz & I walked & talked. He's going to hang on so long as his coal lasts – We cant get Rabaul or the Eastern by wireless – We've stuck here 3 days but it must be Rabaul before long for coal is going out –