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Description: | A collection of mostly official papers relating to his Naval career, including; Certificate of Wounds and Hurts describing his injuries received during the Gallipoli landings (April 1915), for which he was awarded the DSC; correspondence from Lieutenant R L Jones of HMS TRIUMPH, and others, describing the landings and the fates of mutual friends (May - October 1915); letters to his parents describing meeting Admiral Jellicoe on HMS FAULKNOR (December 1915), and informing them he'd been appointed First Lieutenant of the destroyer HMS SEAL (April 1917); official letters appointing Metcalf to various ranks in HMS FAULKNOR (September 1915 - March 1916), HMS SAUMARZ (December 1916 - February 1917), HMS WALLINGTON (May 1917 - March 1918), and others; conduct reports from the Captains of the above ships and others (1917 - 1919); notification of his demobilisation from the Navy, and Mentioned in Despatches Certificate (June 1919); letters from the Admiralty relating to training courses with the RNR (May - June 1924); a letter to his wife telling her about his past service career (5pp, December 1933); Conduct Reports concerning his service in the Thames Naval Control Office (September 1940 - September 1941); other Conduct Reports (1942 - 1943); promotion to the rank of Captain (July 1944); Order for release from naval services (December 1945); chart of the River Thames for use in the Royal Naval Minewatching Service (n.d.); letter accepting his resignation from the RNMS (June 1954); copy of an article from the ICT House Magazine describing the employment careers of Mr and Mrs Metcalf (December 1962); a copy of the Daily Telegraph Obituary Notice for Metcalf (January 1975); and a chart of the Gallipoli landings prepared by Metcalf.
Cataloguer SJO | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | HMS TRIUMPH battleship (1903) HMS FAULKNOR Royal Navy | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Metcalf, John Saville | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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