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Description: | British petty officer served with Royal Navy in Baltic and Mediterranean, 1914-1918; served aboard HMS Queen during Anzac landings at Gallipoli, Turkey, 4/1915
REEL 1: Story of joining Royal Navy, 1912. Background in Yorkshire: reason for wanting to join Royal Navy; education; family; employment in coal mine; medical examination in Sheffield; physical fitness and question of height; boxing activities.
REEL 2 Continues: Aspects of training on HMS Ganges, 1912-1913: physical training and boxing matches; memories of 'Darkie' Ward; seamanship skills; attitude to naval life and discipline; ability with foreign languages; memories of Armistice, 11/11/1918.
REEL 3 Continues: training of crews; attitude to swearing; summary of naval service; story of accident and injuries; sporting and business activities; attitude to death.
REEL 4 Continues: opinion of Captain Whiting; various memories of civilian daily life and employment; memories of Ramadan in Cairo; story of debating society aboard HMS Tiger.
REEL 5 Continues: description of training on HMS Ganges; swimming and diving training; story of stoker; memories of fellow seamen; description of attack by submarine, 1918.
REEL 6 Continues: further memories of sporting and business activities; mobilisation at outbreak of war while aboard HMS Queen, 8/1914. Aspects of operations aboard HMS Queen during Anzac landings in Dardanelles, 4/1915: preparations for landings; opinion of Australian troops.
REEL 7 Continues: role of HMS Queen in destruction of Turkish fortifications. 3/1915; use of muffled oars; embarkation of Anzac troops onto lighters; casualties prior to landings; issue of rum ration; description of landings on Anzac beach and casualties, 24/Apr/1915; opinion of Winston Churchill; conditions on landing beach; opinion of Gallipoli campaign; medical facilities; story of bully. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Burtoft, George F | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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