The black spaniel 'Phyllis" sitting on an upturned wooden barrel on board HMS Cornwall (1902).

The black spaniel 'Phyllis" sitting on an upturned wooden barrel on the deck of the armoured cruiser HMS Cornwall (1902). The dog is wearing a sailor's cat with the tally band 'HMS CORNWALL' and has a pipe in its mouth.

The photograph is not captioned, but ALB0382.21 below this image has the caption '"Phyllis", 1st Lieutenant's spaniel'.

John R. P. Thompson was a cadet on board HMS Cornwall from around July 1909 until January 1910 when he joined HMS Hibernia as a midshipman.