Details of arrangements for Royal Occasions, including the Royal Wedding, 1947, the Silver Wedding Thanksgiving Service, 1948, and the Funeral of King George VI, 1952. | Royal Museums Greenwich

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Details of arrangements for Royal Occasions, including the Royal Wedding, 1947, the Silver Wedding Thanksgiving Service, 1948, and the Funeral of King George VI, 1952.

Details of arrangements for Royal Occasions, Elkins as usher at the Royal Wedding 1947, at the Silver Wedding Thanksgiving Service 1948, commanding the Naval Gun Crew at the Funeral of King George VI 1952.

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ID:	ELK/9
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Elkins, Robert Francis
Date made:	1947-1952-12-31; 1947-01-01 - 1952-12-31 1947-1952
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Elkins, Sir Robert Francis, Vice-Admiral, 1903-1985. (Manuscript) Midshipman's journal, Atlantic Fleet for HOOD January 1921-April 1922, WRYNECK Apr-May 1922, WILD SWAN May-Aug 1922 and HOOD August 1922-June 1923. (Manuscript) (ELK/1) Reports and notes on the 1931 Invergordon mutiny, and letters, 1966-67, from Captain Stephen Roskill. (Manuscript) (ELK/2) Wartime 'line-book', 1938-42, about the escape of Elkins and Captain Leslie Hulls from a prisoner of war camp 1940, with some related letters. (Manuscript) (ELK/3) Wartime 'line-book', 1940-44, relating to Elkins' command of the RENOWN, plus letters from Sir James Somerville. (Manuscript) (ELK/4) Wartime 'line-book', 1944-46, with additional material relating to Elkins' command of the DIDO and the courts-martial for the loss of the submarines SEAL and OSWALD. (Manuscript) (ELK/5) Official report (copy) on Elkins and Leslie Hulls' escape from St Valery-en-Caux and crossing of the Channel in the yawl CYPRIS, 8-26 June 1940. (Manuscript) (ELK/6) First draft of Elkins' memoirs, n.d. (Manuscript) (ELK/7) A selection of sea shanties arranged for orchestra, n.d. (Manuscript) (ELK/8) Details of arrangements for Royal Occasions, including the Royal Wedding, 1947, the Silver Wedding Thanksgiving Service, 1948, and the Funeral of King George VI, 1952. (Manuscript) (ELK/9) Letters and news-cuttings relating to Len Wincott's book and his visit to England in 1974, and Elkins' television interview and remarks to the press. (Manuscript) (ELK/10) Report (plus copy) 'Aftermath of the Invergordon Mutiny', with covering letter written by Elkins to Commander H Pursey in 1975. (Manuscript) (ELK/11) Facsimile copy of the 'Times' dated 7 November 1805. (Manuscript) (ELK/12) Cutting from the 'Times' dated 16 November 1981, concerning the retirement of Admiral Hyman Rickover. (Manuscript) (ELK/13)

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