Diary kept by Walter White (1841-1917), Petty Officer, HMS SCOUT, for a voyage to the East Indies, China and involvement in the Indian Mutiny.
'Thy log commencing June 1859 and ending April 1864' entering HMS MONARCH [84 guns] then drafted to HMS SCOUT [21 guns] captained by John Corbett. White describes ship life including getting used to his hammock and his breakfast of cocoa and biscuits. The diary continues in a personal manner, which is revealing and is entertaining in places. His commission took him to the East Indies and China and was paid off 24 April 1864.
Administrative / biographical background
Walter White was born in Dorking in 1841 and died in 1917. Entered the Royal Navy as a petty officer joining HMS SCOUT on 14 June 1859. During her commission he served in the Second China War and the suppression of the Indian Mutiny being wounded during the latter conflict. He was promoted to petty officer 1st Class in 1863. When SCOUT was paid off in 1864, White left the Navy and returned to his home town of Dorking. He wrote as manuscript account of his time in the Royal Navy, dying in about 1912. Also see ZBA1626, a lead bullet extracted from the leg of PO Walter White after brief skirmish with "Budmashes" during the march on Lucknow, India 1857. Mounted on card with typed inscription. Also see ZBA1627 a miniature oil painting (framed) depicting the broadside view of 'H.M.S. Scout', by Walter White (1841-1917). The painting is framed and glazed.
Administrative / biographical background
Walter White was born in Dorking in 1841 and died in 1917. Entered the Royal Navy as a petty officer joining HMS SCOUT on 14 June 1859. During her commission he served in the Second China War and the suppression of the Indian Mutiny being wounded during the latter conflict. He was promoted to petty officer 1st Class in 1863. When SCOUT was paid off in 1864, White left the Navy and returned to his home town of Dorking. He wrote as manuscript account of his time in the Royal Navy, dying in about 1912. Also see ZBA1626, a lead bullet extracted from the leg of PO Walter White after brief skirmish with "Budmashes" during the march on Lucknow, India 1857. Mounted on card with typed inscription. Also see ZBA1627 a miniature oil painting (framed) depicting the broadside view of 'H.M.S. Scout', by Walter White (1841-1917). The painting is framed and glazed.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HSR/Z/41/1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 volume |
| Date made: | 1859-06 - 1864-04; 1859-06-00 - 1864-04-00 |
| Creator: | White, Walter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Diary kept by Walter White (1841-1917), Petty Officer, HMS SCOUT, for a voyage to the East Indies, China and involvement in the Indian Mutiny. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/1)
- Diary kept by Walter White (1841-1917), Petty Officer, HMS SCOUT, for a voyage to the East Indies, China and involvement in the Indian Mutiny. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/2)
- Recollections kept by Walter White (1841-1917), Petty Officer, HMS SCOUT, for a voyage to the East Indies, China and involvement in the Indian Mutiny. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/3)
- Recollections copied 40 years later by Herbert G. White from the original by Walter White (1841-1917), Petty Officer, HMS SCOUT, for a voyage to the East Indies, China and involvement in the Indian Mutiny. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/4)
- Family bible kept by Walter White (1841-1917), Petty Officer in the Royal Navy. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/5)
- Photograph of Walter White. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/6)
- White family tree, b/w p/copy, A5 sheet and copy of photograph. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/7)
- Typed copy of recollections by Walter White. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/41/8)
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