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Description: | Microfilm copy of 3 ms diaries covering August 1914 - February 1915 (168pp), April 1915 - October 1916 (246pp) and October - December 1916 (76pp), describing his service as a Midshipman in the cruiser HMS CORNWALL (August 1914 - February 1915) while on patrol duties in the Eastern Atlantic, as a guard ship at the Abrolhos Rocks off the coast of Brazil, and in the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914 when she took part in the pursuit and sinking of the German cruiser LEIPZIG; then as a Midshipman and (from October 1916) a Sub-Lieutenant in HMS WARSPITE (5th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet), describing how the junior officers kept themselves occupied during time spent in harbour, their unsuccessful attempt to intercept the German squadron which had bombarded Lowestoft (25 April 1916) and his experiences during the Battle of Jutland when his action station was in the Gun Control Tower, referring to the destruction of the cruiser HMS DEFENCE, the jamming of HMS WARSPITE's helm, her later collision with the battleship HMS VALIANT and the findings of the resulting court of inquiry, while commenting on the changes made when Captain Phillpotts was superseded by Captain C de Bartolome, a dinner at which Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Burney was present, his thoughts on Jellicoe's appointment as First Sea Lord, and his reflections on the question of his future specialisation.
Cataloguer JSK
Catalogue date 2002-04-23 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Ashworth, A H | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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