The last boy sailor to train on HMS Water witch

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  1. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Staggered Tim staggered the amount of info you have given thank you so much, people like you on this site are so knowledgeable and informative, we will be posting some more
    contemporary photos of the period of which you have given a detailed account. Much appreciated Dizzy and She
     
  2. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    HMS Barham
     
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  3. gash hand

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    upload_2020-4-27_13-38-50.png HMS Agamemnon. Hoisting out one of the fore 12" guns
    at Malta Dockyard April 1916. Dizzy and She
     
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  4. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Ship unknown heavy weather, maybe med. Dizzy
     
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  5. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    Really enjoying seeing these photographs.

    Tim
     
  6. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    They are fascinating and different from the normal HMS type pictures

    TD
     
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  7. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Section of zeppelin brought down at Salonica May 5th 1916
    Dizzy
     
  8. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Our Captain (with coat on) & other officers viewing the zeppelin brought down at Salonica on 5th May 1916. Written on the back of Post card. Dizzy and She
     
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    timuk Well-Known Member

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  10. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Thank you Tim another interesting post from you. We have some more photos and will be happy to upload them once we have digitally photographed them and tidied them up because we want to share them with people like yourself who are interested in the whole subject. Dizzy
     
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  11. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Unnamed ship Dardanelles ww1, any ideas please.
    Dizzy and She
     
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  12. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    A view of S111 Turret from the Quarter Deck after it had been struck by a projectile. No serious damage was done here, except a few of the stanchions and rails being crippled.
    reports W Watson. Dizzy and She
     
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  13. gash hand

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    Two views of the sinking of the French battleship "Bowvet" ? at the dardanelles on March 18th 1915. reports W Watson. Dizzy and She
     
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  14. gash hand

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    See reference above. Dizzy
     
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  15. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    On rear of photograph it states; To my dear friend W.Watson with best wishes as a souvenir of our happy time during my stay on board HMS Agamemnon November 1916
    Joseph Gombach. Serbian Naval Department Salonika

    Dizzy and She
     
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  16. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Church Service on Sunday at Sea HMS Agamemnon

    Dizzy and She
     
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  17. gash hand

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    The French Battle Squadron at Malta April 1916

    reports W Watson. Dizzy and She
     
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  18. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Section of Zeppelin brought down by the Fleet at Salonica at 2.30 am on May 5th 1916

    reports W Watson. Dizzy and She
     
  19. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    The Deck of the Fore Bridge and mounting of the Starboard foremost 12 pounder gun.
    The shell passed down through the deck into the navigator's sea cabin and completely wrecked it. At the Dardanelles March 18th 1915.
    reports W Watson. Dizzy and She
     
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  20. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

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    Concert Party of HMS Agamemnon taken at Mudros outside the YMCA hut. March 1916

    reports W Watson. Dizzy and She
     
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