Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 171
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couldn't learn the bugle calls – He told this to a group of listeners who thought he was very badly treated – An old bluejacket was going by & said the chap had learnt 3 but didn't seem to take no interest in their other calls – What 3 was it Mister he learnt & couldn't learn no more? –
Oh, said the Old Tar – the easy ones – 'Cooks to the galley' 'Stand easy' 'Liberty men fall in' He knew them right enuf – but his Superior Officer chucked him –
My queer client & desperate ruffian (Darmody) who threatened to kill Johnson got ashore yesterday & was adrift till it suited him to come off – His excuse was he'd been asked to dinner on the Eastern with the 'Prince of Wales' – It turned out he hadn't had the heart to refuse a good dinner with the ?chief stoker (alias P of W) on the Eastern – As you drink on these occasions all the (stolen & ullaged) liquor you can lay hands on no wonder he overstayed his leave & that he came aboard quite happy – So many consequences have been crowded into his life that a few more wont matter –