A bound green cloth board covered photograph album (which has come off).

This album chronicles Captain Selby’s naval career from July 1911 to September 1918. It contains photographs of Dartmouth and Royal Naval ships including HMS Lion (1910), HMS Calypso (1917) and HMS Ceres (1917). There are also photographs of the battle of Jutland, May 1916 and group photographs of both officers and ratings. Ephemera includes telegram re Jutland, a Munition Handbook and theatre programmes. Roger Prideaux Selby was born 14 October 1894 and after Dartmouth entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in 1912. He was promoted to Sub lieutenant 1914, Lieutenant 1916, Commander 1929 and placed on the retired list with rank of Captain, 1944. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for services during the Normandy landings. Captain Selby married Elizabeth May Stirling in Edinburgh 5th February 1919.

The majority of photographs have been captioned by Captain Selby.

1 photo has been copied; P.39959
1 photograph has been scanned: see ALB0081.65: Jutland anniversary dinner on board HMS Lion, May 1918. Repro ID L8991

2 newspaper cuttings relating to the death of Commander Longhurst and Earl Beatty's tributes, January 1921 (Western Morning News, 29 January 1921, and the Morning Post, 28 January 1921). Repro ID L8992
I newspaper cutting (unknown paper) relating to the German losses at Jutland, 31 May 1916, based on known reports from Germany and neutral countries.

See also ALB0082 & ALB0083