This page will contain a series of posts about the British Royal Navy during the First World War. They will be published as close to the 100th anniversary of the events being described as my other commitments permit. There will be frequent mentions of th
Very often in the veteran fraternity and South African Navy circles there’s a raging argument – why does the South African Navy and SANDF only commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi during World War 1 when scant attention is given to the sinking of the SAS President Kruger? It’s ‘p...
A Royal Canadian Navy press release from August 1943 noted that while not all of the tasks carried out by Wrens were glamorous, they were crucial for the success of Canada’s naval operations in the war: “Some of their jobs are routine, but they are jobs that must be performed efficientl...
During the Crimean War in 1854 and 1855, three Royal Marines earned the Victoria Cross, two in the Crimea and one in the Baltic.[26] In 1862 the name was slightly altered to Royal Marine Light Infantry. The Royal Navy did not fight any other ships after 1850 and became interested in ...
Drawing on archival records and oral interviews, the article explores events from the perspective of both the policy makers who sent Warrior to Indochina and the sailors who participated in the mission.doi:10.1111/j.1468-2281.2008.00479.xPhilip E. Catton...
for services as British Naval Liaison Officer with the Royal Norwegian Navy during the war Order of White Eagle, 4th class with swords (Serbia; 02.11.1917); Commander, Order of SS Maurice and Lazarus (Italy; 10.07.1919); Commander, Order of the Crown of Italy (Italy; 07.06.1918); War ...
THE CREATION of the Korean Navy During the Koryo Period.Benjamin H. Hazard. XLVIII:10-28. 1973 CULTIVATING Collective Memories: Seoul’s Changgyeonggung.David Kendall.92: 1-20. 2017 THE CULTURE and Preparation of Ginseng in Korea.C. T. Collyer. III:18-30. 1903. ...
Average annual import of these two commodities into English ports rose from around 30,000 barrels at the beginning of the century to exceed 100,000 barrels on the eve of the American War of Independence.1 The major customer for pitch and tar was the Navy; during the War of Spanish ...
Average annual import of these two commodities into English ports rose from around 30,000 barrels at the beginning of the century to exceed 100,000 barrels on the eve of the American War of Independence.1 The major customer for pitch and tar was the Navy; during the War of Spanish ...
1.) Early C19th Royal Navy slang term for a warship - "an Andrew" (but no-one knows why!)... OR... 2.) "Andrew Miller" - allegedly a particularly "effective" commander of a Press Gang, who "recruited" thousands of sailors into the early C19th Royal Navy... but no records have...