Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 23
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[Page 23]
Part I
I hope you'll get this all right - You've a narrative outline of events & what I've seen & done -
Kiss the children - I'm always thinking about you & the peaceful Glen Innes home - The contrast to all this grim armament is striking but this armament is the sole precursor & the bedrock mainstay of peaceful homes thro our empire - There is but one feeling here & that is that Germany has got to be thoroughly thrashed – at any cost – as one old sailor said when we hoisted the white ensign on our little launch "That'll take a lot of hauling down Sir - "
We've no news of Belgium - We did here the Germans were near – Paris – 12 miles off - We're going to stop here I fancy & our AE1 & 2 mount guard - This harbor is I am convinced the crater of an enormous volcano – not extinct for a fire can be seen & smoke on a hill top - Its huge & its lips are like a bowl -
Much Love - Fred -