Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 113
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[Page 113]
The general health is excellent however & I'm purely a watch dog -
We put in time as best we can - The average sailor man knows his job but knows nothing else - The conversation generally turns on Pubs & women & I very much doubt if the conversation aft - be a single degree better than that forward -
This is very regrettable I think - If I were an N - O - – and executive NO – I'd put my foot down very firmly on my ship on all loose lewd talk - Its really awful at times the filth & obscene talk of men who really are good chaps & mind you – some of the chief officers are very the bad worst - Why high spirits & effective work should be linked to this dreadful drivel I don't know but it pervades both army & navy - Of course there are men – like myself – silent the whole time - One can do but little to check this sort of thing I regret to say -