Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 121
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[Page 121]
Tuesday Oct 20-1914
I am going – for the present anyway – to wind up my serial tale - We are back in a British port – a well known port & description wd be superfluous - My letters will come regularly & I'll note everything of interest as it comes along -
Sunday 18th= I put in aboard - We were using Divers to fix up AE2's new propeller & the rules of the service require the Dr not only to examine the man before he goes down but to hang around handy in case of accident - All went well & the job ended about 6 pm -
I sd have mentioned that on Saty the big ships went out but, what their job is we don't know - On Monday morning we shifted our berth inshore - We now lie - with AE2 alongside - some 400 yards from the wharf -
I put in the morng on the Grantala - I took a sick man over – an ERA (Engine Room Artificer) I stayed to lunch & talked to the doctor men - The Fizz & sparkle is off the champagne now we'r out of German territory & back to a British settlement - All that remains is to watch & ward – Doctor man's job in the navy is potential at all times -