Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 13
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[Page 13]
We are very cramped for room in the Fantome – Where they find room for 109 of us I don't know yet – We were off Ballina & then Tweed Heads, driving North as hard as we could – We don't want to miss anything at Rabaul & therefore we are doing our best to get up – The sea was smooth & the weather glorious. So far I much prefer this boat to the Upolu – all round – There is discipline & an ordered life – The officers are all right – We have 6 who can play Bridge –
The morning is work – The aftn & eveg have certain duties to be seen to but there is leisure & talk – With this war on I shouldn't care to settle down to ordinary civilian life – You are in the game & doing your little stunt with the best of the crowd – Stir up all the young men between 19 & 35 to enlist is the game for all of us & also for us senior men to take on whatever job offers – afloat or ashore – I'm making my S.B.A. get out the stretchers & our haversack & having everything put in order for instant service – He's slowly grasping that I'm boss, with a very strong will & with a certain power of vocal expression – He's mostly Ass –