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Description: | British seaman served as signaller aboard HMS Caernarvon in South Atlantic, 1914-1915, including Battle of the Falkland Islands, 12/1914; served aboard HMS Acasta in GB coastal waters, 1915-1917; served aboard submarines K17, K2 and K16, 1917-1918; survived sinking of K17, 31/Jan/1918
REEL 1: Story of joining Royal Navy age 14 in Nottingham, GB, 1909: induction; description of train journey to Harwich and by steamboat to Shotley Barracks. Aspects of training with Royal Navy in GB, 1909-1914: memories of other boys; accommodation in dormitory; reason for choosing Devonport as base; opinion of instructors; messing arrangements; seamanship training aboard HMS Essex; foretop man; weather conditions in Bay of Biscay and problem of seasickness; summary of three month voyage; joined HMS Suffolk as mess boy; training as signaler; joined HMS Bellerophon ; physical training; story of coastguard station in Northern Ireland.
REEL 2 Continues: conclusion of story. Aspects of operations as signaller aboard HMS Caernarvon in South Atlantic, 1914-1915: drafted to HMS Caernarvon, 5/1914; sailed to Spithead and moored ship with two anchors; preparations for possible war; duties at signal station; signals; ship loaded with stores and provisions; preparation of shells; problem of firing salute for admiral; sailed to Falkland Islands, 27/Jul/1914; description of role in stopping and searching ships; story of challenging HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible; coaling ship; speed; sailed to Port Stanley, 12/1914; rota for coaling; sailed into Port Stanley harbour; action station on mast; description of operations during Battle of the Falkland Islands, 12/1914; rescued survivors from Gneisnau.
REEL 3 Continues: story of conversation with captured German signalman; pursuit of Dresden; sailed back to GB aboard HMS Gloucester. Aspects of operations as signaller aboard HMS Acasta in GB coastal waters, 1915-1917: ship fitted with aerial gun; story of firing at Zeppelin; sailed to Plymouth; patrolling and escort duties; daily routine; story of volunteering for Royal Naval Air Service; story of escorting Portuguese troop ship; reason for volunteering for submarines, 1917. Aspects of operations as signaller aboard submarines K17, K2 and K16, 1917-1918: exams and training; drafted to K17 at Faslaine, Scotland, 9/1917; question of secrecy surrounding submarines; attached to 13th Flotilla, Rosyth; sea trials.
REEL 4 Continues: problem of illness; description of sinking of K17 following collision with K4 in convoy in North Sea, 31/Jan/1918; escape from submarine and rescue by K7; casualties and survivors; to Rosyth; medical treatment and convalescence; messing facilities and accommodation at Rosyth; opinion of Admiral Beatty; summary of service aboard K2 and K16; state of health.
REEL 5 Continues: comparison of service aboard destroyer and submarine; diving station on submarine; description of K type submarine; problem of ill health including malaria. Aspects of service as signalman with Royal Navy in Northern Ireland, 1939-1945. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Kimbell, George T W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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