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Description: | Detailed ts "Recollections of the Battle of Jutland" (18pp), written in 1923 and relating to his service as a Sub-Lieutenant in the battleship HMS MALAYA (5th Battle Squadron), his action station during the battle being the starboard 6 inch gun Control Officer and describing his impressions of the engagement from that position. Apart from the ships sunk in the action, the MALAYA suffered the second heaviest casualties of any British ship, almost entirely as a result of one hit above the starboard battery.
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Catalogue date 1970-11-25 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Caslon, C | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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