Career of Edward Henry Griggs, Gunner RN (1897-1972)
A modern card and plastic album containing 401 photographic prints and 3 loose prints along with some ephemera. The prints relate to the career of Edward Henry Griggs, Gunner RN (1897-1972).
It covers the following very general themes:
1) Places - Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Malta, views of Chinese monuments and temples (standard photographic pack purchased in Hong Kong).
2) People - Griggs and his fellow sailors (unnamed), group photo on HMS Stuart (1918)
3) Events - playing tennis, swimming, sailing a sampan, and crossing the line
4) Ships - Medway (1928), Otus (1928), Comet (1931), Iron Duke (1912), Shropshire (1928)
5) Planes - Fairey III F Mk III M serial number S1395 (40) on Shropshire between June 1931 and Jan/June 1932, and seriel number S1403 (42) on Shropshire between June and December 1932.
It covers the following very general themes:
1) Places - Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Malta, views of Chinese monuments and temples (standard photographic pack purchased in Hong Kong).
2) People - Griggs and his fellow sailors (unnamed), group photo on HMS Stuart (1918)
3) Events - playing tennis, swimming, sailing a sampan, and crossing the line
4) Ships - Medway (1928), Otus (1928), Comet (1931), Iron Duke (1912), Shropshire (1928)
5) Planes - Fairey III F Mk III M serial number S1395 (40) on Shropshire between June 1931 and Jan/June 1932, and seriel number S1403 (42) on Shropshire between June and December 1932.
Object Details
| ID: | ALB1415 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photograph album |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1920s-1930s |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 341 mm x 186 mm x 45 mm |
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