Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 154
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we were really at the foot & had only a mile or so to go thro cane grass – up hill – Gordon & Baker as I expected were A1 but poor old N. had all but had enough – However I let G & B go ahead & N & I took it slowly – By 9.15 am N & I joined hands with G & B on the top of Die Mutter. No one had had breakfast – I carried some sandwiches & a bottle of beer & two onions – While we were there 4 boys of the Naval Brigade came up – They took their shirts off & wrung them out – We then lit a fire took 2 photos – had the most glorious panoramic view & started back – G & B went ahead but N had to go slow so we hung together – By 12.30 N & I got back to the Hosp & the resident Surgeon (Fitzherbert) gave us a bottle of Sparkling Moselle when he heard of our trip – A quart to the two of us – It was good – We came to the last mile – to the pier – oh – splendidly -