Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 36
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[Page 36]
heard - Stoker, commander of AE2 has been with the Admiral & search is being made within a 50 mile radius -
Conjecture is quite barren - It's not a German cruiser for the firing wd have been heard - Naturally everyone here is very much upset -
Fancy losing one of our own in such a sudden manner - My crowd reduced by 30 - I took to Besant & Scarlett very much - Scarlett was a handsome, curly headed young devil with a fine face & genial manner - He & I took to each other for his people have a station on the Upper Burnett & he knew Persse of Hawkwood - McCord Bloxsome & a whole lot I knew - His people are cattle people – (N - B - This is wrong – S is English - Been in Aust for his health & there joined the Submarines)
Besant & I also came well together – a quiet good type of English officer - We had lots in common & talked of dogs in the bush & shooting & collecting - Its wonderful how quickly men get together when messing at the same table & linked by a common cause -
Elms the chief officer & I both wanted to have