Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 21
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water – all distilled – No bread & yet we're all right – The majority of men wd look askance at our simple fare – For breakfast I had some stewed pears & a biscuit – For lunch some tinned herring – biscuit & jam & boiled macaroni – I can't touch their tea & coffee so I have cocoa which is a shade better – However food never troubled me – Fresh meat anyway next Thursday.
Lager beer (Resch) is 7d per bottle & you get 3 glasses – port or sherry 3d – a wine glass – Whisky & G – 4d – I generally play a rubber for my Beer but I wont touch any alcohol before 7 pm - dinner time – Have I any general items of interest - ?
Mr Bompas – Chief Bosun – A.W.O – a very fine stamp of officer is the Coxn in Kipling's 'Fleet in Being'. He was in the Palurus & met RK & saw a great deal of him & R.K enshrined him – Bompas is Devonshire – very kindly – very simple – Thinks he can play Bridge – I'm his partner often & for worlds I wouldnt say a word to him but his knowledge is mainly cunning – He must be well over 40 – A very good, God fearing type – One that Kipling or Kingsley wd love – Another good type is Gauntlet – A.W.O. – Gunner – Devonshire – He was at Messina at the Earthquake & rescued some 87 souls – He has a medal – for the Messina stunt –