Album of drawings, photographs, documents, notes and cuttings illustrating the naval career of Admiral A H Smith-Dorrien, including material relating to his school years 1865-1869; Passing for naval cadet 1869; HMS TRAFALGAR cadet training ship passed for midshipman 1872; HMS ENDYMION, joins flying squadron West Indies, Mediterranean, civil war in Spain 1872-1873; HMS VOLAGE transit to Venus Expedition 1874; HMS SULTAN with Channel Squadron 1875; HMS EXCELLENT 3 months at gunnery, 6 months at Greenwich 1876; HMS SHAH Pacific cruise, Pitcairn Island, Zulu War, one of the Naval Bridge 1876; 1879 Lieutenant; HMS ECLIPSE East Indies, chasing slave dhous 1880; Egypt Naval Brigrade 1882; HMS INVINCIBLE East indies 1884-1885; HMS CONDOR Red sea 1885-1887.