Service of Lieutenant J. S. Wilde, R.N., on HMS Terrible (1895) during her commission, 1898-1902.

Album (no title page) complied by Lt. James Stuart Wilde. Black lacquer cover with Japanese type decoration, obverse features man and woman with cherry tree and village in background. Coloured in brown and gold, faces, legs and arms in white ivory or similar reverse features bird and plant. In poor condition, black laquer cracked, spine missing and some pages discoloured. Total of 78 photographs.

Lt. James Stuart Wilde was appointed to Terrible on 22 April 1899 and finished on 24 October 1902.

Covers service of Lt. J S Wilde RN on HMS Terrible (1895) during his commission from 1898 to 1902 including the naval landing parties in the Boer War (1898-99) and the Boer Rebellion of 1900.

Contents include below - Useful material copied (neg numbers listed)
Page 1 - Plate 1 - The 'Terrible' Captain and officers, Captain Peter Scott and staff, 23 March 1901 (NMM neg C7135/43, Repro ID L5899)
Page 2 - Crossing the line material, southbound to the Cape 3 Oct 1899 (NMM neg C7195/44)
Page 3 - Crossing the line as above (NMM neg C7195/45)
Page 4 - Plate 11 - Jamestown, St. Helena (NMM neg C7195/42, Repro ID L6242)
Page 5 - Photo of house
Page 6 - Photo hill and tree
Page 7 - Photo of village with church
Page 8 - Troops passing through town (NMM neg C7195/39) gun from HMS Terrible on fixed mount (NMM neg C7195/39)
Page 9 - Field gun and troops (NMM neg C7195/38)
Page10 - HMS Terrible party on train (NMM neg C7195/37)
Page 11- HMS Terrible's guns at Town Camp Durban , Nov 1859 (NMM neg C7195/36)
Page 12 - HMS Terrible's gun battery at Claremont (NMM neg C7195/35)
Page 13 - Gun and troops, searchlight train preparing to leave Durban (NMM neg C7195/25)
Page 14 - Gun under tow at Durban (NMM neg C7195/29)
Page 15 - Guns concealed at Town Camp (NMM neg C7195/27)
Page 16 - Guns at Town Camp Durban (NMM neg C7195/31) gun firing (C7195/24)
Page 17 - Guns on quayside at Durban (NMM neg C7195/22)
Page 18 - Naval Brigade on arrival at Frere Camp (NMM neg C7195/21)
Page 19 - Naval Brigade at Frere Camp
Page 20 - Guns and troops at Frere Camp (NMM neg C7195/20)
Page 21 - Naval Brigade guns with Field Force at Frere
Page 22 - Guns at Battle of Colenso, 1899 (NMM neg C7195/18) Colenso viewing the Boer position (NMM neg C7195/13) Guns on railway track (NMM neg C7195/23) Mounted guns on platform (NMM neg C7195/11)
Page 23 - Guns at Colenso, 1899 (NMM neg C7195/12)
Page 24 - Damaged bridge
Page 25 - Gun at Colenso, 1899 firing at enemy trenches (NMM neg C7195/18)
Page 26 - General Butler at Colenso viewing shell effects, 1899
Page 27 - Battle of Colenso, December 15, 1899 - Fold-out panoramic image
Page 28 - Gun on Zwant Kop
Page 29 - Boer Trenches
Page 30 - Damaged bridge being re-built
Page 31 - Review of Naval Brigade at Hong Kong, May 1900 by Governor Major General Gascoigne (NMM neg C7195/19) Troops in mountain (NMM neg C7195/14) plus to other, same subject
Page 32 - Lt J S Wilde and 6 midshipman (NMM neg C7195/15) Group of military personnel, railway accident, Naval Brigade, Guns at Town Camp, Durban (NMM neg C7195/16)
Page 33 - Inside deserted factory, destroyed village, small harbour with women and children, men playing golf
Page 34 - Ships in harbour (NMM neg C7195/17 & C7195/8) large building (NMM neg C7195/10) Ships in harbour (NMM neg C7195/9)
Page 35 - Ships in harbour (NMM neg C7195/3 & NMM neg C7195/4 & NMM neg C7195/5) Large buildings on quayside (NMM neg C7195/6)
Page 36 - Large buildings on quayside and ships in port (NMM neg C7195/2)
Page 37 - Ships sunk in harbour (NMM neg C7195/1 & C7195/7)

Object Details

ID: ALB0220
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Photograph Album
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wilde, James Stuart
Date made: circa 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 350mm x 265mm 40x mm