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Description: | British seaman served with Grand Fleet during inspection by Tsar Nicolas in GB, 1914; served aboard HMS Lion during Battle of Jutland, 1916
REEL 1: Recollections of operations as seaman served aboard HMS Lion during Battle of Jutland, 1916: start of action; damage caused by German shells; Major Harvey's action in turret to save ship from exploding; explosions aboard HMS Indefatigable and HMS Queen Mary; arrival of 2nd Battle Cruiser Sqdn; explosion aboard HMS Invincible.
REEL 2 Continues: escape of German Fleet; aftermath of battle; treatment of Major Harvey's body; burial of dead; fatigue on arrival in Rosyth. Recollections of inspection of Grand Fleet by Tsar Nicolas, 1914: briefing for inspection; character of inspection; Tsar Nicolas's inquiry concerning MacLachlan's surname.
REEL 3 Continues: popularity of the Russians and their hospitality to the British Fleet. Reads poem about Russia. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | MacLachlan, Donald | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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