World War I collection:
Charles H. Bowering who served on, HMS Roxburgh which on 20 June 1915 was damaged by torpedo from German submarine U39.
Robert Coe, Royal Engineers, 12 b&w photographs predominately of ships (HMS Lysander and Emden, others not identified).
Journal of Frederick Charles Edds. The journal begins in February 1916 with the commissioning of HMS Narwhal, with trials following in the Clyde.
Album (compiler not known) no.69 – Photographs with captions, 1912-1917: includes HMS Kangaroo, 1912; airship picked up in the Channel in 1915; Ajax and King George V; HMS Munster, 15 April 1916; HMS Warsprite May (“sunk by the Hun May 31st 1916”); the sinking of the German Raider Grief, 29 February 1916; Erin and Centurion; Munster, Mary Rose, Diligence; Rosyth, 1916; HMS Ajax (“hoisting out one of a turret’s guns damaged at Jutland”); HMS Repulse 1917.
Other separate fonds:
HMS Carnarvon fonds
Richard Parr, HMS Canopus
J.N. Weekes, HMS Sapphire
World War II collection:
Col. John Dacre, Royal Artillery. A scrapbook compiled while Dacre was serving as liaison on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, 1944-1946; includes captioned photographs taken at home before he left and upon his return, in Ceylon, Australia, Penang, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Malaya.
First officer’s book. RMS Mauretania, 1939-1945
Other separate fonds:
"Pat" Strathy, HMS Ajax
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