Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 40
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creek or behind a corner & a 3 pound shell plumped into her - An internal explosion – a Diesel valve going wrong finds most favor - If the Germans have got her it's a feather in their cap & the Destroyers will get beans over it -
Now I must tell of other things - I mentioned heavy firing on Monday 14th about 6 am - Word had come that a German force was attacking Herbertshoe - Well this time there was no half hearted killing business – war isn't kid gloves - You must stike & kill & kill until every atom of resistance is over - Its quickest & best - Our Tommies were there - Down went the Encounter & shelled the bush properly – Lyddite shells – first exploded low on the hills – then gradually sweeping up - Everything went down before this hurricane of death – shrubs – trees – men - The effect was A1 - By noon all was over - The white flag up - The Governor surrendered & I yarned to a man this morning who had commandeered & was wearing a pair of his the Governor's white boots - Brigadier Holmes was in charge of the Military operations - Not a single fatality -