A 16 page album containing 92, mainly captioned, photographic prints relating to the career of Philip Francis Brooke Blackwell (1899-1979), between 1920 and 1922. He served on HMS Ajax (1912) and HMS Tribune (1918) as a special entry, enrolling in January 1918 and retiring at his own request in June 1922 with the rank of lieutenant . The album contains the following main themes:

1) The evacuation of the Volunteer Army from Odessa, in company with HMS Sportive and Ceres, February 1920. This includes photographs of the troops and refugees, as well as the icy conditions.
2) The occupation of Constantinople, March 1920. Six photogrpahs of the arrival of the Sultan and his family, as well as government ministers onboard Ajax.
3) Photographs of crew and officers onboard Ajax and Tribune.
4) Naval activity at Batoum (Batum) and Ismid, 1920.
5) RN College, Keyham, 1918. Three images of teaching the cadets.
6) Activties at Malta, 1920, including a naval review, Armistice Day parade, a Dutch submarine (unnamed), coaling Ajax.
7) A few images of the mascot bear cub christened Trotsky.

See NOTES Field for full list of the plates with descriptions relating to this album.