Fictional story of the Battle of the Falkland Islands by Commander John Frederick Denman, Fl. 1914 - 1955.

The story was partly based on fact and was submitted to the NAVAL REVIEW, but rejected. Denman was training during 1914 and entered into the Navy as a midshipman on 7 April 1915, serving in the INDOMITABLE. He was present at the Battle of Jutland, serving in the INDOMITABLE and was made sub-lieutenant on 15 March 1917. Based on his service record, he was not present at the Battle of the Falkland Islands. See National Archive record sources: ADM 196/147/46 and Admiral 196/122/105.

Administrative / biographical background
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic.

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Item reference:	ADL/Z/44/2
Catalogue Section:	Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level:	ITEM
Date made:	1914
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Royal Navy Administration (Manuscript) (ADL)
- General and Small Collections (Manuscript) (ADL/Z)
  - Wartime fictional story and papers of John Frederick Denman, Fl. 1914 - 1955 (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/44)
    - Handwritten fictional account of the Battle of the Falkland Islands by Commander John Frederick Denman, Fl. 1914 - 1955. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/44/1)
    - Fictional story of the Battle of the Falkland Islands by Commander John Frederick Denman, Fl. 1914 - 1955. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/44/2)
    - A description of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, by Commander John Frederick Denman, Fl. 1914 - 1955. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/44/3)
    - Special orders kept by Commander John Frederick Denman, HMS EMERALD. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/44/4)
    - Admiralty photograph taken of HMS EMERALD at Spithead. (Manuscript) (ADL/Z/44/5)
    - Bomb fragment, souvenir of D-Day (Fragment) (ZBA1230)

Fictional story of the Battle of the Falkland Islands by Commander John Frederick Denman, Fl. 1914 - 1955.

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