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1. Staff Surgeon, RNVR? (possibly Arthur Douglas Cowburn) with Fleet Surgeon [note executive curl missing] Francis Bolster looking at a camera in the latter’s hand.
2. Unidentified Surgeon RNVR in long ‘great coat’ on port side of promenade
3. Unidentified RNVR Surgeon posing on deck beside a sign ‘Smoking is not allowed forward of this’.
4. Second unidentified RNVR Surgeon posing on deck beside a sign ‘Smoking is not allowed forward of this’.
5. Staff Surgeon, RNVR, possibly Arthur Douglas Cowburn, with binoculars around his neck by the smoking sign.
6. Unidentified Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service nursing sister on deck by the smoking sign.
7. Unidentified P & O officer on deck by the smoking sign.
8. Unidentified P & O officer on deck
9. Unidentified P & O officer on deck
10. Unidentified P & O officer on deck
11. Unidentified P & O officer on deck
12. Unidentified P & O officer on deck
13. Chaplain the Rev. Alfred C. W. Rose holding a cat with the same P & O officer beside him as in plate 9.
14. Unidentified man on the deck, face obscured.
15. Unidentified P & O officer on deck
16. Three unidentified QARNNS nursing sisters.
17. Unidentified QARNNS nursing sister.

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18. Starboard bow view of HMS London (1899) entering Taranto through the swing bridge, in company [but not shown] with Queen (1902), Prince of Wales (1902), and Implacable (1899), dated May 1915

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19. A view over the port bow with Australians on the way to Gallipoli, April 24 1915. In the background can be seen the sterns of Queen, Triumph, Prince of Wales and Bacchante. [Alfieri print].
20. The Anti-aircraft gun on the Quarterdeck of London (1899).
21. A view over the port bow of the London (1899) looking at the stern of Queen (1902) turning to port.

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22. The distributing of Princess Mary’s gifts, 1915, on the quarterdeck of London, with the AA gun on the left of the print.
23. } Two views of the damage to the funnel and rig over the steam pinnace from the first shell to hit
24. } the London bombarding the Dardenelles forts, 4 April 1915, a 4inch howitzer shrapnel.

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25. A view of the damage to the 6 inch gun barrel by the premature lyddite explosion , 4 April 1915 (Easter Day), off Seddul Bahr.
26. A view from the top of the fore turret looking towards Cape Helles light house, which was demolished on 3 April 1915.
27. A view of the damage to the 6 inch gun barrel, retracted, by the premature lyddite explosion , 4 April 1915 (Easter Day), off Seddul Bahr.

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28. A view of the stern looking towards warships anchored at Mudros. On deck can be seen sailors making nets.
29. Two sailors splicing ropes on deck.
30. ‘Bob’ in his whites posing for the photograph
31. View taken from the after gun turret, looking towards the warships anchored at Mudros. On deck can be seen sailors painting lines deck to ensure the Australians fall in with their right companies, before getting into the tow of boats, to take them ashore at Gallipoli.

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32. View on deck looking at the lines of sailors holding the ropes ready to hoist the cutter
33. A view from the deck looking towards the warships in the distance at Mudros Harbour.
34. HMS Chelmer (1904) coming alongside London in Mudros to embark Australians for the Gallipoli landing [a port bow view with decks crowded].

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35. Preparing the deck for the Australians. Note the white lines on the deck.
36. Group of officers in their whites, with the AA gun behind on the deck of London
37. A view looking down on to HMS Usk (1903) with Australians on deck ready to board London, 24 April 1915.

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38. } Australian soldiers fallen in onboard (forecastle deck) London, 24 April 1915. [Alfieri prints]
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40. Australians embarking destroyer from London.
41. Port view just forward of broadside of HMS Queen Elisabeth (1913) in Mudros Harbour
42. View of Australian soldiers on their way to Gallipoli, taken onboard unidentified ship, with Bacchanti next ahead.

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43. Anzac (Gaba Tepi). Australian landing place taken from a picket boat about 10.30am on 25 April. Australians and boats in foreground. By this time the Australians held most of the top of the ridge.
44. A general view of the beach taken from a cutter during the first few days. [Stores can be seen stacked up on the beach, with a pontoon coming out and a cutter secured alongside.

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45. } Two views of the beach in the early days, with soldiers bathing under fire, and the beginning
46. } of shelters being constructed. [Note the ships’ boats on the beach and the supplies stacked up] [Both Alfieri prints]

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47. } Two views of the beach in the early days, with guns and stores stacked up.
48. }The second print has a ship’s cutter in the foreground by the pontoon.

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49. 7-7.30pm Sunday 2nd May. Queen, Prince of Wales firing 12 inch salvos of 6 at Turkish trenches to prepare the ground for infantry attack. Taken from London, ‘doing ditto’.
50. A high view, looking across the bay towards the River Clyde (1905) at Seddul Bahr offloading [Alfieri print]

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51. } A group of images of officers in underwear on the beach having a picnic at Mudros, May 1915
52. } Includes the ship’s cutter beached
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57. Sailors on a route march, Taranto
58. A view looking aft from the fore-top over the funnels on London
59. A view looking forward from the fore-top over the forecastle on London
60. Sailors on a route march, Taranto, with two boys in the foreground following them.

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61. Two unknown men in the water, swimming while on a picnic at Taranto, 1915-16
62. A group photograph of officers relaxing on a picnic at Taranto, 1915-16
63. Photograph of men in the ship’s cutter undersail
64. An unknown man swimming.
65. Group photograph on the beach at Taranto, 1915-16
66. Photograph of men in the ship’s cutter, undersail
67. People coming out of the water.

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68. Group photograph of the Water Polo team from HMS London, 1915. Photograph includes Rev. Rose in a white coat.
69. Group photograph of the Rugby Football team from HMS London, 1914-15. Photograph includes Rev. Rose as part of the team.
70. Commander Francis C Vaughan on deck right arm raised to the horizontal, having just thrown something.
71. Group photograph of the Boys Football team, HMS London, 1916 ‘The great unbeatables’. Includes Rev. Rose.

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72. A print of Leonardo da Vinci [the artist] } Given to him in RN Leonardo da Vinci, 16 April 1916
73. A print of ‘La Gioconda’ [Mona Lisa] }
74. The up-turned hull (stem view) of the Leonardo da Vinci (1911), which blew up on 2 August 1916 at 11.20pm, lying keel uppermost in Taranto Harbour.
75. The up-turned hull (broadside) of the Leonardo da Vinci (1911), which blew up on 2 August 1916 at 11.20pm, lying keel uppermost in Taranto Harbour.
76. View of a target being towed behind unknown vessel
77. Group of sailors on the beach.
78. Broadside of up-turned hull of Leonardo da Vinci (1911)
79 Starboard broadside view of RN Dante Alighieri (1910)

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80. A postcard showing the port bow of the Marco Polo (1892) underway. Submarine depot ship at Venice, 1916.
81. Submarine B6 at Venice [a view from the end of the conning tower to middle of the forward casing.
82. Submarine B8 at the Arsenale, Venice [poor quality]
83. A general view of the evening service held on Marco Polo (1892), Venice 1916.
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85. } Three images of coaling and the crew posing for photographs
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87. The gas engine on Submarine B8
88. A sailor posing behind the forward torpedo tubes on Submarine B8
89. Stern quarter views of the British submarines B8, B6, B11, and B10 alongside the Marco Polo in Arsenale Venice, 1916.
90. The boat deck looking forward on London (1899).
91. The boat deck looking aft on London (1899) [poor quality]
92. A ‘Grand Studio, Malta’ image of three men posing with a child’s horse and bicycle

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93. A group photograph of the officers, including Rev. Rose, on London at Taranto, 1916
94. A group photograph of the ‘gunroom’, on London at Taranto, 1916
95. } Two images showing the fall of shot taken from the tug
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97. Group photograph of sailors on a beach – same time as plate 77
98. Distant port broadside view of London underway
99. Group photograph of sailors on a beach – same time as plate 77 and 97
100. Ship’s galley under sail with sailors onboard
101. Unknown sailors in the water swimming
102. Unidentified sailor in the water, swimming
103. Portrait photograph of Rev. Rose seated, with two unidentified sailors standing behind.
104. Unidentified sailors in the water, same event as Plates 100, 101, 102 and 104

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A newspaper cutting pasted in relating to a reunion dinner for officers of HMS London, dated 'The Times' 14 May 1927.