This is a photograph album containing 250 photographs pasted in, or loose, and captioned.

Contents: This album contains photographs relating to Captain Andrew Johnstone’s naval career between 1903 and 1918. Places represented include Malta, Greece, Cape Town and Oundle school. Ships include HMS Venerable (1899) in 1903, HMS Orwell (1898), HMS Exmouth (1901) in 1906 and Kenilworth Castle (1904) survivors in 1918. There are also photographs of HMS Montagu (1901) before and after she ran aground on Shutter Rock, Lundy Island, 1906, and HMS Northbrook (1907) in 1915. Johnstone was serving on HMS Exmouth (1901) when that ship was involved in salvage attempts.
There are group photographs of officers, Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson V.C., King Edward VII and dog and some family photographs.

See ALB1021 for an outline of Captain Johnstone’s career. He served on HMS Venerable (1899) between 1902-05 and on HMS Exmouth (1901) between 1905-7. He commanded HMS Bee (1915) from 30/1/1916 – 5/12/1917.

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Photograph 1:
View of the march past of naval and military forces before the Duke of Connaught, Valetta, Malta, 1904.

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Photograph 2: Ships at anchor in Syracuse harbour, ca.1903.

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Photograph 3: Adrian Arch, Athens, ca.1903.

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Photograph 4: Theatre of Herodes Atticus, Athens, ca.1903.

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Photograph 5: Aerial view of Athens, ca.1903.




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Photograph 6: View of Athens and Acropolis, ca.1903.




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Photograph 7: The Tower of the Winds, an octagonal marble clock tower in the Roman Agora of Athens, ca.1903.

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Photograph 8: View of the Acropolis, Athens, ca.1903.

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Photograph 9: The Theatre of Bacchus – view of the stage showing the bas-relief sculpture with the crouching figure of Silenus in the centre, Athens, ca.1903,

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Photograph 10: View of the Parthenon, Athens, ca.1903.

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Photograph 11: General view of the Acropolis, ca.1903.

Pages 12 & 13
Photographs 12 – 15: Four views of a bull fight at Linea near Gibraltar, ca.1903.

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Photograph 16: Officers presumably from HMS Venerable (1899) bathing, ca.1903.
Photograph 17: Officers in the ship’s launch, ca.1903.
Photograph 18: Midshipman Johnstone and Clerk to the Secretary Ernest Mainprice, ca.1903.
Photograph 19: Sub-Lieutenant Edward Lawrie, ca.1903.

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Photograph 20: Group photograph of the King and Queen of Greece and officers, HMS Venerable (1899), 1903.

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Photograph 21 – 23: Three views of HMS Orwell (1898) before and after her collision with HMS Pioneer (1899) off Corfu, 30 January 1903.

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Photograph 24: Night view of illuminations and fireworks when King Edward VII visited Malta, April 1903.

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Photographs 25 & 26: Two views of Greek millers at Asticos [Astakos] near Platea, ca.1903.

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Photograph 27: A Greek miller at Asticos [Astakos], ca.1903.
Photograph 28: Training ship USS Buffalo (1893), in Malta harbour, ca.1903.


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Photograph 29: Ratings falling in on the quarter deck, HMS Venerable (1899), ca.1903.
Photographs 30 & 31: See photograph 20.

Pages 21 & 22
Photographs 32 – 40: Nine views of Athens, ca.1903.

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Photographs 41 & 42: An unidentified house and woman, ca.1903.
Photograph 43: A small boy identified only as ‘Edmund’ wearing an Eton suit, ca.1903.

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Photograph 44: Group photograph of King Edward VII (with Irish terrier), officer and men on board HMY Victoria and Albert III (1899) at Malta, 1903.

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Photograph 45: A woman identified as ‘S M Fox’ in her garden, ca.1903.
Photograph 46: Polo game, Malta, ca.1903.
Photograph 47: Greek theatre at Syracuse, ca.1903.
Photograph 48: Caves at Syracuse, ca.1903.

Pages 26 & 27
Photographs 49 & 50: Two views of Funchal, Madeira from the east, ca.1903.

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Photograph 51: The docks, East London, South Africa, ca.1903.

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Photograph 52: View of the Table Mountain, Cape Town, ca.1903.

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Photograph 53: The harbour at Tenerife, ca.1903.

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Photograph 54: The Horse Shoe, East London, South Africa, ca.1903.

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Photograph 55: View of Tenerife, ca.1903.

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Photograph 56: View of Table Bay, ca.1903.

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Photograph 57: View of Devil’s Peak, Cape Town, ca.1903.


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Photograph 58: Adderley street, Cape Town, ca.1903.

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Photograph 59: The Town Hall, East London, ca.1903.
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Photograph 60: The Botanical gardens, Tenerife, ca.1903.

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Photograph 61: View of The Peak, Tenerife, ca.1903.

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Photograph 62: Group of officers, HMS Venerable (1899), 1903.
Ephemera 1: Handwritten list of names of above officers compiled by Johnstone who is in the photograph.

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Photograph 63: View of the Duke of Connaught landing in Malta, ca.1903.

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Photograph 64: View of a ship passing through the Corinth canal, ca.1903.

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Photograph 65: View of the fleet at Castellamare, ca.1903.
Photograph 66: HMS Ettrick (1903) at anchor, somewhere in the Mediterranean, ca.1904.

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Photograph 67: HMS Irresistible (1898) in tow of HMS Queen (1902), ca.1904.
Photograph 68: Distant view of HMS Venerable (1899) and HMS London (1899) at sea, ca. 1904.

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Photograph 69: An unidentified naval commander, no date.

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Photograph 70: HMS Venerable (1899) at anchor, Bighi Bay, Malta, ca.1903-1904.
Photograph 71: Filfola Island, Malta, ca.1903.

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Photograph 72: HMS Caesar (1898) at anchor, Gibraltar, ca.1903.
Photograph 73: German heavy cruiser SMS Friedrich Carl (1902) at anchor, ca.1904.

Pages 47 & 48
Photographs 74 – 77: Four views of Pisa, ca.1904.

Pages 49 & 50
Photographs 78 – 85: Seven views of Rome and one of Palma Cathedral, Majorca, ca.1904.

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Photograph 86: Oundle school cadet corps engaged in rifle practise, ca.1900.
Photograph 87: Distant view of HMTB 96 (1894), ca.1904.
Photograph 88: View of Palma from the sea, ca.1904.
Photograph 89: Land’s End, no date.

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Photograph 90: View of the old town of Palma, Mallorca, ca.1904.
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Photograph 91: View of Syracuse, Sicily, ca.1904.
Photograph 92: Two views of the Parthenon showing work in progress, ca.1904.

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Photograph 93: HMY Victoria and Albert II (1899) at anchor in Valetta Harbour, Malta, 1903.

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Photograph 94: A young man dressed as an American frontiers man and identified as George Legge, no date.
Photograph 95: View of a building, Athens, ca.1904.

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Photograph 96: Midshipman Andrew Johnstone, ca.1904.
Photograph 97: A picket boat, Malta, ca.1904.

Pages 57 – 59
Photographs 98 – 100: Three views of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, ca.1904.

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Photograph 101: A cup presented to HMS Exmouth (1901) by officers of the French battleship Massena (1895) on visiting Cowes, 1905.

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Photograph 102: HMS Exmouth (1901) dressed overall and at anchor, 1905.

Pages 62 – 64
Photograph 103 – 105: Three views of Kenilworth Castle, no date.

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Photographs 106 & 107: Two views of sports at Oundle school, no date.
Photographs 108 & 109: Two views of the tuck shop, Oundle school, no date.
Photograph 110: A room described by Johnstone as ‘D M J’s drawing room, no date.

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Photographs 111 – 113: Three views of Plympton, ca.1904.

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Photograph 114: The interior of Shrewsbury Abbey, no date.
Photograph 115: The interior of the school chapel, Oundle, no date.
Photograph 116: A windmill, Oundle, no date.

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Photograph 117: Shrewsbury school on fire, 5 December 1905.

Pages 69 - 71
Photographs 118 – 128: Eleven views of Oundle school, no date.

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Photograph 129: Three women in peasant costume, no date.
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Photographs 130 & 131: Two views of battle practice targets, ca.1906.
Photograph 132: Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, VC, ca.1906.
Photograph 133: HMS Exmouth (1901) dressed overall, 1906.

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Photograph 134: Silver cups awarded to HMS Exmouth (1901) laid out on the quarter deck, 1906.

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Photograph 135: Gun layers’ test shooting trophy, HMS Exmouth (1901), 1906 -07.

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Photograph 136: HMS Exmouth’s battle practice target, ca.1906.

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Photograph 137: See photograph 134.

Pages 78 - 80
Photograph 138 -140: Three views of HMS Montagu (1901) at anchor, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photograph 141: Part of Channel Fleet as seen from HMS Exmouth (1901), 1906.
Photographs 142 – 144: Assisting HMS Montagu’s guns into a lighter alongside HMS Exmouth (1901), 1906.

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Photograph 145: Interior of a room. Caption, ‘Felicia’s drawing room’, 1906.
Photograph 146: Woman and baby, Caption, ‘Felicia and Paul’, 1906.

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Photograph 147: Lieutenant P Champion (?), ca.1906.
Photograph 148: Woman and baby identified as Aunt Kate Dene and Pau, 1906.
Photograph 149: A young man identified as E Johnstone, 1906.
Photograph 150: Two school boys identified as H Johnstone and Halsay, 1906.
Photograph 151: Cousin Barbara Phillips in her garden at Plympton, 1906.
Photograph 152: Officers at Osborne, no date,

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Photograph 153: Prize winners at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament from Osborne, 1905.

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Photograph 154: Prize distribution by Princess Ena of Battenburg, Sports Day, Royal naval College, Osborne, 1906.

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Photograph 155: View of Barnstaple, no date.


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Photographs 156 & 157: Two views of the quarter deck and foc’sle of HMS Montagu (1901), Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photograph 158: Group of officers on board HMS Exmouth (1901), ca.1906.
Photographs 159 & 160: Two views of hoisting one of HMS Montagu’s 6inch guns into a lighter, 1906.

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Photograph 161: Pumping water out of HMS Montagu (1901), Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 162: Removing HMS Montagu’s funnels, Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 163: Slinging a 6inch gun [from HMS Montagu] under a launch, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photographs 164 - 165: Bows of HMS Montagu (1901) showing camels [external flotation tanks] on the ship’s side, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photograph 166: A camel [external flotation tank] lying astern of HMS Exmouth (1901), Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 167: View of the superstructure of HMS Montagu (1901) in a heavy swell, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photograph 168: View of HMS Montagu (1901) before removal of funnels and guns, Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 169: View of the aft turret, HMS Montagu (1901), Lundy Island, 1901.

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Photographs 170 – 172: Three views of puffins, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photograph 173: The signal station, Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 174: HMS Montagu (1901) on Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 175: Ilfracombe pleasure steamer going round the fleet at Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photographs 176 & 177: Two views of battle practise targets after being fired at by HMS Exmouth (1901), ca.1906.
Photograph 178: HMS Landrail (1886) [target ship] after being fired at by four battleships and shortly before sinking, 1906.
Photograph 179: The Channel Fleet doing a full speed ahead trial, 1906.

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Photograph 180: HMS Montagu (1901) showing camels, Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 181: Salving guns from lighter (1901), Lundy Island, 1906.
Photograph 182: Divers in lighter, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photograph 183: HMS Exmouth (1901) entering Portsmouth, no date.
Photograph 184: Towing a camel in a lighter, Lundy Island, 1906.

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Photographs 185 & 186: Two views of officers, HMS Exmouth (1901), ca.1906.
Photograph 187: Distant view of the Channel Fleet anchored in Arosa Bay, no date.
Photograph 188: Distant view of Rapallo Bay, no date.

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Photograph 189: HMS Achilles (1905) at anchor, 1907.

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Photograph 190: Group photograph of officers, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1907. Only Captain Goodenough is identified.

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Photograph 191: Officers of the Britannia Beagles pose for the camera in front of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth with dogs, 1907.

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Photograph 192: Panoramic view of Hong Kong from the sea, no date.

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Photograph 193: Three young boys identified as John, Hugh and Edmund, early 1900’s.
Photograph 194: Naval cadet identified as ‘Ed’.

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Photograph 195: Woman identified as ‘Sybil’ holding small child identified as ‘Andrew Edmund’ on a horse, no date.
Photograph 196: Woman identified as ‘Ruth’ with man identified as ‘Jos Farquarhson’, no date.
Photograph 197: P Bucknall’s house, The Rookery, Brixworth, no date.
Photograph 198: Small child identified as ‘Ed’s son’, no date.

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Photograph 199: Four ladies identified as Ruth, ?Hore, M Robertson Ross and Evelyn Parkinson, ca.1906.
Photograph 200: Rose, ca,1906.
Photograph 201: Auntie ‘B’, Rose and Cherry (?sisters), ca.1906.

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Photograph 202: Three lieutenant commanders identified as Phillips, [Archibald Samuel de] St Legier and Thomas, no date.

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Photograph 203: Officers of Royal Indian Marine troopship HMS Northbrook (1907) including Johnstone. 1915. All have been identified.



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Photographs 204 – 207: Four views of naval officers including Johnstone at Port Said, 1916-17. All have been identified.
Photograph 208: View of the deck of a motor launch, ca.1916-17.
Photograph 209: Group of naval officers, Port Said, ca.1916-17. All have been identified.

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Photographs 210 – 212: Three views of naval officers, Port Said, ca.1916-17.
Photograph 213: Egyptian staff at the Union Club, Port Said, ca.1916-17.

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Photographs 214 – 220: Seven views of naval officers and unidentified women on a beach, Port Said, ca.1916-17.

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Photograph 221: Officers on troop ship Chakdara (1914), Port Said, 1917.
Photograph 222: Lt Cdr Johnstone, Lieutenant Harry Blott, RNR and Lieutenant Alexander Smith, RNVR, HMS Bee (1915), Port Said, 1917.
Photograph 223: HMS Bee (1915) in a floating dock, Port Said, 1917.
Photograph 224: View of naval officers hauling in targets, 1917.
Photograph 225: Young girl identified as ‘May Lyne’, no date.

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Photograph 226: Captain Frederick Golding, Malay State guide, ca.1916.
Photograph 227: Malay State Guide camp at Imad near Aden, 1916.

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Photographs 228 – 230: Two views of a woman identified as ‘Ruth’ and an interior view of a drawing room, no date.

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Photograph: 231: Upper bridge of boats, Baghdad, 1917.
Photograph 232: View of Baghdad from the sea with HMS Mantis (1915) and HMS Bee (1915) moored at the quayside (distant view), 1917.

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Photographs 233 & 234: Two view of the funeral of Lt General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude at Baghdad, 1917.

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Photograph 235 – 240: Six views of survivors from boats of SS Kenilworth Castle (1903) picked up by HMS Orpheus (1916), June 1918.

Loose photographs:
Photograph 241: Watts Jones’s rate of change instrument, no date.
Photograph 242: HMS Falmouth (1910) at anchor, no date.
Photograph 243: Unidentified church, no date.
Photograph 244: Unidentified bridge, no date.
Photograph 245: Elderly gentleman, no date.
Photograph 246: Group photograph of naval officers and three civilians, no date.
Ephemera 1: Newspaper cutting – obituary of Prince George of Greece, 1957.