Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 80
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hook the unwary – we wont play for money – at any rate – for some weeks – a chap lost 2000 points here the other night at 5d per hundred – That's not good enough – as a game – to put in time –
Fitz is of very good Irish family – training – a gentleman – also an egoist – whether it's good or bad that he has been engaged in – He tells me his navy record is far too rotten for him ever to get big command – All your doings – from the moment you enter the training ship –is are recorded by the Admiralty & they work on that – It shows the necessity for inculcating self control & truth & a sense of responsibility even in young lads – Think of all that for our lad – Rawdon –
Tuesday aftn I called on Dr Strangman – PMO – He's just up – I went to the hospital – 35 men in it down with Malaria – There's a lot of Malaria here – the bad cases seem to come from New Guinea – Wilhelmshafen –