Memories notebook kept by Vice Admiral Sir James M. Pipon KBE, CB (1882-1971).
Contains four short, one-page essays on Pipon’s experiences in the Navy. The essays are on the following subjects:
1. Queen Victoria (Pipon served on her guardship VENUS in 1898 and witnesses the memorial gun salute fired at Malta on her death);
2. Pipon’s service on HMY VICTORIA AND ALBERT, including Edward VII’s official visit to Wilhelm II, the German Emperor, in 1904 and Pipon’s father’s encounter with Wilhelm II on a previous occasion.
3. First Sea Lord Louis Mountbatten (formerly Prince Louis of Battenberg), whom Pipon served with on HMS DRAKE.
4. Pipon’s involvement in sport during his naval career.
1. Queen Victoria (Pipon served on her guardship VENUS in 1898 and witnesses the memorial gun salute fired at Malta on her death);
2. Pipon’s service on HMY VICTORIA AND ALBERT, including Edward VII’s official visit to Wilhelm II, the German Emperor, in 1904 and Pipon’s father’s encounter with Wilhelm II on a previous occasion.
3. First Sea Lord Louis Mountbatten (formerly Prince Louis of Battenberg), whom Pipon served with on HMS DRAKE.
4. Pipon’s involvement in sport during his naval career.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HSR/Z/36/1; REG13/000256.1 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 item |
| Date made: | 1898-1904 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Memories notebook kept by Vice Admiral Sir James M. Pipon KBE, CB (1882-1971). (Notebook) (HSR/Z/36/1)
- Essay written by Vice Admiral Sir James M. Pipon KBE, CB (1882-1971). (Essay) (HSR/Z/36/2)
- Letters relating to Admiral Mark Kerr kept by Vice Admiral Sir James M. Pipon KBE, CB (1882-1971). (Letters) (HSR/Z/36/3)
- Letter written by Admiral Mountbatten, Chief of Defence Staff, to Vice Admiral Sir James M. Pipon KBE, CB (1882-1971). (Letter) (HSR/Z/36/4)
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