A green cloth, gold embossed, spindle held album containing 246 photographs glued in. The album relates to the career of Denis Q. Fildes in the Royal Navy (1906-15). Many of the photographs have been copied and negatives are held for others.
The album includes photographs of naval personnel and of the following vessels: HMS King Alfred (1901), HMS Waveney (1903), HMS Hope (1910), HMS Natal (1905).

The following is a digest of names and other items from captions in the note.

Kenworthy, June ‘07
F J Ratcliff, S S Brooksmith, J.O.C. Hong Kong, Dec ‘06
d’Entrecasteau
‘Isis’
Russian Fort, Port Arthur
Dakin, Wainwright
Rowing boats, Wei-hei-wai with ‘Monmouth’(1901) (Neg. N11564).
Full power trial, Wei-hai to Hong Kong, Oct. ’07, K.A
Tokio, June ‘07
Stewart Lockhart, A K Gibson, Steele Perkins
Danckwerts, Sworder, Marks, Colmere, Tait, DeMarie, Welman, Bowen, Hines. After coaling. Neg. N11559.
Dorling, C R Peploe
Tokio Exhibition, June ‘07
’King Alfred’ Neg N11561. Neg. N11560.
The Butts, Stonecutter Island rifle range. Hong Kong (faded print) Neg. N11562
Street in Tokio, June 1907
’Diadem’ [1896] at Wei-hai-wei Neg. N11567
Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, Captain Thurlby, Mrs. Stewart, Cmmdr. Leatham, Secty. Rowe, Wei-hai-wei, April ‘07
“sale of dead man’s effects”
South Railway Jetty Portsmouth, Jan.25th, 1906. King Alfred leaving for China,
Chinese Junk
View of Port Arthur
The China Squadron May 1907. ‘Kent’[1901], ‘Monmouth’[1901], ‘Astraea’ [1893], ‘Flora’ [1893].
Comdr. Gusset holding defaulters
Coaling from lighters
Cutter race at Wei-hai”. Neg N11565, Neg. N11566.
’Astraea’ and King Alfred’s seamen’s cutter Wei-hai-wei. Neg. N11563.
Three young Japanese ladies in traditional costume “Yokohama, June 1907”
Lady and child in traditional costume, “Yokohama, June 1907”
‘Tamar’ (1863), Japanese ‘Matsushima’ (1890) and German ‘Furst Bismarck’ (1900) at Hong Kong, 1906.
Gunroom gig’s crew, Wei-hai ’07 Wainwright, Middleton, Peploe, Neg. N11558
Master at Arms, with shiny shoes.
K.A. seamen’s racing crew, Wei-hai. 12-oared cutter. Neg. 11557
Japanese fishing boat, Yokohama, July ‘06
Mao, Chu, Middleton, Weliman, De Marie, Cooper Kay. Marked ‘Neg ‘
Hotel at Myonishita
Masthead semaphore on deck
Cutter sailed by Lt. A K Stoppard. Wei-hai. Neg. N11556
Running torpedoes from picket boats, outside Wei-hai
The cruiser ‘King Alfred’ dressed overall and partly concealed by gunsmoke.
5 people in a rowed cutter. Neg. N11554
‘Waveney’ (1903) (neg. C7137/C,. /D, /F, /G, /H)
Dover patrol with sailing ship
‘Hope’. (1910)
Diver in small boat, with crew.
Detail of living quarters with coal stove
2nd flotilla at Invergordon, 1913
2nd flotilla going up channel, summer 1910 (an “atmospheric” shot)
Lt. Cdrs. Brady and Ramsay on deck of ‘Natal’ (1905) May 1915.
Subs. Hawkins & Dingle
Lt. Cdr. Murray Lt. Mouat RAR Oct. 1915 ‘Natal’.
Tabuteau, Oct. 1915, Scapa.
Eng. Lt. Bennett, ‘Natal’ Oct. 1915
Hooper
A P Rea, Mid., Surgeon Cunningham, ‘Natal’ Sept. 1915
German prisoners being landed at Stornoway (neg. C7137/K, /L)
Biplane on a floating pontoon or launch platform off ‘Natal’
Two four-funnel warships with the Forth Bridge in the background
’Beardics’ Laughton, Murray, Harrison, Salt, Dec.1914, Scapa
Diving boat , Natal, 1913
Subs. Saunders, Lane, Chatham Dockyard, Feb 1914
Group of sailors scrubbing the decks on ‘Natal’
Nice shot of ‘Natal’ (1905) port ahead of beam
Rather untidy parade with rifles on ‘Natal’ (neg. C7137/M)
Sailors on quarterdeck of ‘Natal’, white uniforms with hats off (Sunday service) (neg. C7137/N)
Band on quarter deck of ‘Natal’ (neg C7137/Q)
‘Natal’ coaling. (neg. C7137/R)
“Chums” – a cat and a dog
A crowd on the deck of Natal. Neg. C7137.T, .U
A group of 20 stokers(?) relaxing on deck
Deck of Natal, every available space occupied by sailors.