Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 126
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[Page 126]
but yet somehow I think he likes his peculiar job – I 'ave to keep to myself he tells you in a sorrowful manner – He plays the game quite fairly – the victims see to that – but all the same I shouldn't care to be a naval policeman in a 'man of war' where Johnson declares the language & the horse play to besimply far worse than that of any Williamstown larrikins –
The men don't mind if you play the game fair – Johnson doesn't – A stoker – under me – automatically had his leave stopped – Stoker knew this was a rule of the service – He also decided to chance it as I was a volunteer & didn't know all the rules – so he polished himself up & stood in line with the liberty men – Johnson came to me & said this man wanted to know from me – quietly – if he cd – go ashore – I made inquiry & said – no – So – J – went & told the man the Dr said he was to fall out – Now the unfortunate stoker never asked J to ask me – J did this purely out of spite – I only found this out afterwards when the Stoker threatened to split J's head & kill him out of hand – J is an ass to act like that – It's not the game –