Souvenir photograph album of the extensions to the Admiralty harbour, Dover, 1909.

Midshipman's log of HMS NORTHUMBERLAND kept by Henry J L Clarke, 15 February 1881-16 April 1882.

Midshipman's log of HMS SWIFTSURE kept by Henry J L Clarke, 1 July 1882- 12 November 1883.

Midshipman's log of HMS SWIFTSURE kept by Henry J L Clarke, 13 November 1883- 1 October 1884.

Midshipman's log for HMS SWIFTSURE and the Torpedo Boat SURE, kept by Henry J L Clarke, 14 March 1885- 31 August 1885.

3 charts showing: 1. Position of the Fleet at Spithead on the occassion of the Funeral of Queen Victoria, 1 February, 1901. 2. Position of the Fleet at Spithead, 28 June, 1902. 3. Position of the Fleet on the Thames, 20 July 1909.

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Administrative / biographical background
Henry James Langford Clarke joined the Navy in January 1879 on the training ship BRITANNIA. He subsequently joined HMS NORTHUMBERLAND as a midshipman and served on HMS SWIFTSURE and HMS TRIUMPH in the Pacific. He passed for lieutenant in January 1887, commander in 1898, captain in June 1904 and rear-admiral in July 1915, serving in the Pacific, East Indies and South East America. Placed on the retired list in March 1914, he remained in service throughout the war at Devonport Dockyard. Clarke died in 1944. Service Record available online at The National Archives, ADM/196/42.