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Description: | British steward served aboard HMS Arrogant in GB coastal waters, 1910; served aboard HMS King Edward VII and HMS Marlborough in GB coastal waters, 1913-1916
REEL 1 Background in Woodbastwick, 1892-1910: father's work as reed cutter and fisherman; family circumstances and break up of family; education; work as farm worker, catcher and in squire's stables.
REEL 2 Continues: work as footman including method of cleaning silver and boots; valeting for guests; background to recruitment as steward into Royal Navy. Recollections of service as 2nd class steward aboard HMS Arrogant and King Edward VII, c1910-1914: reception and question of references; role captain's personal staff including captain's steward and cook.
REEL 3 Continues: nature of captain's accommodation including dining cabin, day cabin, sleeping cabin and pantry; comparison of captain's accommodation aboard HMS Arrogant and Edward VII; duties laying out, pressing and cleaning captain's uniforms.
REEL 4 Continues: cleaning silver; morning routine and stowing hammock; preparing captain's bath; laying out captain's uniform; preparing breakfast table; nature of meals prepared; morning duties; captain's inspection and prior covering decks with canvas.
REEL 5 Continues: ship exercises and action stations on 6" gun ammunition party; officers' drinking habits; preparing food accounts; relationship with captains and admirals; mess and repayment messing arrangements; afternoon shore leave; pay; relationships with lower deck.
REEL 6 Continues: relationships with lower deck; subsequent attachment to Captain Grant's staff on various ships. Period in Devonport Barracks, c1911: mobilisation parades; duties; recreations. Recollections of period as captain's steward aboard HMS Marlborough with Grand Fleet based at Scapa Flow, 1914-1916: mobilisation to Scapa Flow, 27/7/1914; 'snaking rigging'; state of morale and expectation of early meeting with High Seas Fleet; increase in crew; sport and recreations.
REEL 7 Continues: Recollections of Battle of Jutland, 31/5/1916-1/6/1916: first contact; effects of German torpedo hit on starboard side and personal morale in action station in first aid station below decks; transfer of Admiral Cecil Burney to HMS Roayal Oak and return to port; assisting stokers in stokehold. View of explosion of HMS Vanguard whilst aboard HMS Collingwood, 1917. Reactions to view of surrender of High Seas Fleet whilst aboard HMS Royal Oak, 11/1918.
REEL 8 Continues: Reactions to view of surrender of High Seas Fleet whilst aboard HMS Royal Oak, 11/1918. Aspects of subsequent service with Royal Navy, 1918-1932: increase of pay under Geddes Act; effects of marriage, 1929; difficulty in getting work on leaving Royal Navy. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lance, David G | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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