Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 118
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[Page 118]
Tuesday Jan 19-15 – Fitz & I swam at 5.45 am – After sick parade I went to the Garrison Hospital – I saw Strangman & then I learnt that several patients had been discharged who should not have been discharged – He told me this himself – I had suspected as much – Young inexperienced chaps had acted – I then left & went inboard the Sumatra – the usual glass of lager – then to the Fantome – There I found 3 more dischargees from the G. Hospital – At the Hosp they told me none had been discharged – This will show the incoherence of the management to say the least –
In the aftn I personally returned one of the sick – Do you think I cd get hold of a medical officer? Not one – I wrote a note to Strangman & left – I took a stretcher party with my SBA & I gave him the benefit of naval language (acquired by me since Aug 22) on his gross mismanagement – It is so characteristic of Johnson – He pretends to know how to run things but is beastly incompetent