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Description: | British seaman served with Merchant Navy; interned at Constantinople, Turkey, 1914.
REEL 1 Recollections of period aboard merchantship detained at Constantinople, Turkey, 1914: Turkish disappointment at non delivery detained in British dockyards; situation on immobilised ship; captain's visits ashore; view of arrival of Goeben; behaviour of German parties on shore leave; slow rate of cargo unloading; lifeboat drill; attitude of Turkish civilians; view of Goeben training guns on various targets; behaviour of German and Turkish parties on shore leave; deteriorating relationship with Turks; view of Turkish sailors being trained aboard Goeben; tense nature of situation and preparations for possible internment; arrival of Breslau. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Whittle, T M | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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