Assistant Paymaster H R M Woodhouse

Assistant Paymaster H R M Woodhouse ready to oversee the transfer of HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)'s ledger and cash account transferred ashore. The documents have been sealed into a metal cylinder for protection, which has small bouyant bags attached as added insurance. The lettering on the side of the cylinder reads 'Ledger and Cash Account; H. M. S. Queen Elizabeth; Please handle carefully and keep dry". This photograph was taken on the port side of the upper deck just forward of 'X' turret's barbette.

Object Details

ID: N16656
Type: Film photonegative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Queen Elizabeth (1913); Queen Elizabeth (1913)
Date made: 1916
People: Woodhouse, H R M; HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm
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