Career of Lt. Cdr. Herbert Allan Slade, RN (1888-1938)

A black/brown cloth covered album with the spine damaged, containing 294 contact prints glued in.

This album contains photographs relating to the career of Engineer Commander Slade between 1908 and 1919. Ships include HMS Hercules (1910), HMS Zulu (1909), HMS Theseus (1892), HMS Cleopatra (1915) and HMS Resolution (1915) in which he served. It alos includes photographs of his fiancee Kathleen Taylor. They were married on 15 March 1915 at St. James' Church, Portsea.

There are also photographs of RN Engineering College Keyham, Dartmouth College and the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Many naval officers are also included together with images of regattas, many delightful ships’ dogs and cats and family ‘snapshots’ of women and children mostly captioned and identified.

Herbert Allan Slade was born 19 March 1888, the son of Allan Herbert Slade (b1859) a Chief Engineer in the Royal Navy. Herbert Allan also entered the Royal Navy and was promoted Engineer Sub-Lieutenant 1908, Engineer Lieutenant 1910, Engineer Lieutenant Commander 1917 and Engineer Commander 1923. He was declared medically unfit in 1929 and died 3 August 1938. In March 1915 he married Kathleen Alice Taylor.

See NOTES Field for contents.

The album includes the following themes:
Keyham College in 1904-08
HMS Hercules (1910) in 1912
Dartmouth College in 1915
HMS Zulu (1909) in 1915
HMS Theseus (1892) in 1914-15
HMS Cleopatra (1915) in 1915-16
HMS Resolution (1915) in 1917-18

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ID:	ALB0353
Type:	Photograph album
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1908-1918
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 292 mm x 216 mm
Parts:	Career of Lt. Cdr. Herbert Allan Slade, RN (1888-1938) A sailing race at Lamlash with the awning spread as a spinnaker (Photographic print) (ALB0353.11) 'Slabbie' a black/white cat standing on its back legs with front paws in front looking up in the air. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.90) An informal photograph of Kathleen Alice Taylor holding Slabbie the black/white cat in her hands (Photographic print) (ALB0353.91) An informal photograph of Kathleen Alice Taylor. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.92) An informal photograph of Kathleen Alice Taylor with Slabbie the black/white cat at her feet in a garden (Photographic print) (ALB0353.93) 'Slabbie' a black/white cat standing on its back legs with front paws by its side looking at something out of frame. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.94) 'Slabbie' a black/white cat standing on its back legs with front paws up looking at something out of frame. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.95) The black/white cat 'Slabbie' on the grass playing with a twig. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.96) 'Slabbie' a black/white cat sitting side-on looking to the left. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.97) A general view from the sea of the cliffs at South Foreland with the wreck of Preussen (1902) in the distance. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.109) A view over the stern of the Torpedo Boat Destroyer HMS Zulu (1909) while at speed (Photographic print) (ALB0353.110) A view from the deck of HMS Zulu (1909) with HMS Tartar (1907) alongside in Granville Dock, Dover (Photographic print) (ALB0353.111) An informal photograph of Lieutenant Lambert N. B. Morgan on the deck of the Torpedo Boat Destroyer HMS Zulu (1909) (Photographic print) (ALB0353.114) An informal photograph of Captain and Mrs Loder-Symonds, Lt. Cdr Cadogan, Temporary Surgeon Savory and the dogs 'Mark' and 'Peter' on board the light cruiser HMS Cleopatra (1915). (Photographic print) (ALB0353.142) The oak Battle Honours shield for the battleship HMS Resolution (1915) mounted on the aft side of 'X' Turret. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.148) An informal photograph of Captain Edward Francis Bruen on board HMS Resolution (1915) with the terrier 'Ginger' sitting on a bollard. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.149) An informal photograph of Commander Sidney J. Mayrick with the Pekinese dog 'Tzu'. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.150) An informal photograph of Engineer Commander Arthur P. L. Dupen on board HMS Resolution (1915) with the dog 'Queenie' held in his hands. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.151) An informal photograph of Fleet Surgeon Horace B. Marriott on the deck of HMS Resolution (1915). (Photographic print) (ALB0353.152) An informal photograph of Rear Admiral Edward Francis Bruen on board HMS Resolution (1915) with the terrier 'Ginger' on his right knee (Photographic print) (ALB0353.158) An informal photograph of Mate Benjamin J. Clarke on board HMS Resolution (1915) with the parrot 'George' standing on his right wrist. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.159) An informal photograph of Chief Petty Officer Pascoe dressed as John Bull with a boxer dog 'Toby' on the deck of HMS Resolution (1915). (Photographic print) (ALB0353.210) Mrs Downing's black dog 'Becky'. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.245) Engineer Lieutenant Commander Herbert Slade giving his son Peter Slade a ride on his back in the garden. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.248) The black/white cat 'Slabbie' on its side in the flowerbed verge in the garden of Herbert and Kathleen Slade's house. (Photographic print) (ALB0353.251) An unidentified girl with Peter Slade sitting cross-legged on the ground at 'Hillside', Fareham (Photographic print) (ALB0353.279)

Career of Lt. Cdr. Herbert Allan Slade, RN (1888-1938)

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