Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 32
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[Page 32]
We hear but we don't know definitely that the Inflexible, Indomitable & Invincible – All Battle Ships of the Australia class did the wiping out – They've all got 12 inch guns. Here again you see it's far superior gun fire that has done the trick – The German crowd wd. not have had a chance against one of these ships with their steel conning turrets & they had 3 against them – They asked me to lunch on the Sumatra but I was bound for the Una which lay astern & here I met Dr Skeete well & hearty – also Patrick – 1st Lieut – I had lunch with them – a nice lunch – The first decent meal since I left Sydney – Chinese cook is their happy lot – after lunch I went off to the P Office – to try & send a message thro to you – no luck – they had orders not to take any messages – wash out –