Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 73
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[Page 73]
A Chinese tailor has been off & I've ordered some white clothes - He's the thinnest - most drawn out, almond eyed, son of China I've seen - Got my washing done too – 3/6 per dozen - I only put in big things & made up the dozen with handkerchiefs - I am wearing a soft shirt – open at neck – no tie – Kharki pants & a holland coat with my shoulder straps - I borrowed the latter from a brother officer - Naval men are splendid lenders also borrowers - Not a word of AE1 - They're gone - We've abandoned hope - Poor chaps - All we can do is to help their families & dependents - 35 men wiped out in one act & no one has any idea how & that's the worry - The water is too deep even if the spot were located – which it isn't -The navy cant draw any lesson - AE2 isnt allowed out by herself now - We shall be here sometime - I'm one of the contented ones - I wish to happen what does happen - I read – keep my eyes open – listen - I cant talk much because my point of view on very many things is not that of the others - I'm Australian & very democratic - However we all pull splendidly together & really like each other & I'm only one in a mob