Photograph album relating to the Royal Navy career of Captain Andrew Johnstone, D.S.O, RN
Contents: This album relates to Captain Johnstone’s career from 1912 – 1922. Ships include HMS Thunderer (1911) and at Dagenham Dock in June 1912, (collision with) HMS Jackal (1911), HMS Northbrook (1907) in 1915, and HMS Sword Dance (1918 in 1919). Places include Lamlash in 1913, Muscat and Basrah in 1914-15. There are also many photographs of officers and crew.
Captain Johnstone was promoted to Lieutenant 1907, Lt Cdr 1915, Commander 1920 and Captain (retired) 3 May 1931. He commanded the following ships: HMS Bee (1916-17), HMS Humber (1919), HMS Moth (1919-21), HMS Snapdragon (1922-24), HMS Bluebell (1927-29). He was Commander and then Assistant King’s Harbour Master, Portsmouth Dockyard in 1930. Captain Johnstone was awarded the Distinguished Service Order while fighting the Bolsheviks in North Russia in 1919 – citation reads, ‘for distinguished service in command of HMS Humber (1913) – he fought his ship frequently under heavy fire with great gallantry’.
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Photograph 1: Lt Andrew Johnstone, Lt Cdr Stanley Miller, Lt Edward Altham and (?Surgeon) McCutcheon, HMS Thunderer (1911), Dagenham Dock, Essex, June 1912.
Photograph 2: View of ratings sitting about on the deck of HMS Thunderer (1911), Dagenham Dock, Essex, June 1912.
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Photograph 3: View of Lt Cdr Miller in conversation with Johnstone and McCutcheon, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1912.
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Photograph 4: Bow view of HMS Thunderer (1911) showing the ship’s main gun turrets, Dagenham Dock, 1912.
Photograph 5: ‘Navigating party joining’. View of ratings loaded down with kitbags arriving at the dockyard, 1912.
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Photographs 5 & 6: Two group photographs of the following officers: Lieutenants Altham, Thomson (RNR), and Drew, Fleet Surgeon Langford, Surgeon O’Flynn, Assistant Paymaster MacIwaine, Captain Parry RM and Naval Instructor Weatherhead, HMS Thunderer (1911), ca.1912.
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Photograph 7: Commander Stanley Miller and (?Surgeon) McCutcheon, HMS Thunderer (1911), ca.1912.
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Photographs 8 & 9: Commander Miller, Fleet Paymaster Phillips, Lieutenant Drew, Parry and O’Flynn, HMS Thunderer (1911), ca.1913.
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Photograph 10: Langford, Phillips with golf clubs, Parry and Lieutenant Peck RM in civilian dress at unidentified golf club, Lamlash ca.1913.
Photograph 11: View of ships firing salute for King’s birthday, Lamlash, 1913.
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Photograph 12: Engineer Commander Goodall in civilian dress leaning against a fence, 1913.
Photograph 13: Officers peering through their telescopes, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 14: Sailors on board HMS Thunderer (1911) watching a regatta, Lamlash, 1913,
Photograph 15: Sailors and Royal Marines band, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 16: PO Cousins watching the regatta, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 17: View of ships at Lamlash, 1913.
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Photographs 18 & 19: Two views of the golf links, Lamlash, 1913.
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Photographs 20 – 23: Four views of officers, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913. See page 4.
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Photograph 24: Group of officers posing for the camera, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 25: Fleet Surgeon Langford fishing, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 26: Lieutenant Goolden, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 27: Chief Boatswain Eve and PO Cousins, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 28: A gloomy Captain Parry RM with dog on board a launch, 1913. Caption, ‘Parry in transfer’.
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Photograph 29: View of sailors hoisting a target, 1913.
Photograph 30: HMS Monarch (1911) firing, 1913.
Photograph 31: View of remnants of target ship after one shrapnel, 1913.
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Photographs 32 & 33: Two views of sailors going to a buoy, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 34: Captain Oliver supervising the oiling of a TBD, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 35: View of sailors holystoning the deck, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 36: Officers gathered on deck to say goodbye to Captain Oliver, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 37: HMS King George V (1911) at sea, 1913.
Photograph 38: Distant view of destroyers, 1913.
Page 19
Photograph 39: Pay day, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913. View of crew receiving their pay from officers.
Pages 20 – 23
Photographs 40 – 50: Eleven views of HMS Jackal (1911) after her collision with HMS Thunderer (1911), 7 October 1913.
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Photographs 51 – 53: Three views of Johnstone in a garden with an unidentified woman, Audley’s Wood, August 1914.
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Photograph 54: An ox cart at Villa Garcia, January 1914.
Photograph 55: Cricket at sea, HMS Thunderer (1911), February 1914.
Photograph 56: View of crew hanging out torpedo nets, HMS Thunderer (1911), Arosa Bay 1914.
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Photographs 57 & 58: Two views of Villa Garcia, January 1914.
Photographs 59 & 60: Two views of sailing race, Arosa Bay, 1914.
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Photograph 61: View of Muscat from the sea, 1914.
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Photographs 62 – 65: Four family groups at ‘The Rookery’, July 1914.
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Photograph 66: RIMS Northbrook (1906) at anchor, no date.
Page 30
Photographs 67 – 69: Three views of Muscat, ca.1914.
Pages 31 & 32
Photographs 70 – 73: Four views of Basrah, 1914-15.
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Photograph 74: Group photograph of Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India and officers, RIMS Northbrook (1906), 1915.
Ephemera 1: Piece of paper on which names of above officers are written.
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Photograph 75: HMS Borodino (converted Russian paddle steamer) and HMS Hyderabad (1917) at anchor on the North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 76: HMS Monitor M31, North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 77: View of the village Troitsa, 1919.
Photograph 78: Distant view of a CMB underway, 1919.
Photograph 79: Seaplane on the North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 80: HMS Humber (1913) at anchor, North Dvina river 1919.
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Photograph 81: View of 6in gun, HMS Humber (1913), North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 82: HMS Hyderabad (1917) at anchor, North Dvina river, 1919.
Photographs 83 & 84: Two views of sailors making anti-mine nets, HMS Humber (1913), North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 85: View of the wreck of HMS Sword Dance (1918) mined 24 June 1919 in the Dvina river south of Archangel,
Photograph 86: View of a crashed aeroplane, North Russia, 1919.
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Photograph 87: View of HMS Hyderabad (1917) at Troitsa, 1919.
Photographs 88 – 90: Three views of salvage party on board HMS Sword Dance (1918), 1919.
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Photographs 91 – 93: Three views of the remains of HMS Sword Dance (1918) just above the water, 1919.
Photograph 94: View of Captain Altham supervising the blowing up of HMS Sword Dance (1918), 1919.
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Photograph 95: Sailors preparing to salvage a motor launch, Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 96: View of a Russian pilot, Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 97: Back view of Rea Admiral John Green and Captain Altham, Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 98: Sailors with a stranded boat on the Dvina river, 1919.
Page 39
Photographs 99 – 104: Six views of Gibraltar with HMS Cricket (1915) and HMS Moth (1915), 1920.
Page 40
Photographs 105 – 108: Four views of the dockyard and harbour, Malta, 1920.
Photograph 109: HMS Moth (1915) in dock, Malta, 1920.
Photograph 110: Distant view of HMS Bluebell (1915), 1920.
Pages 41 & 42
Photographs 111 – 121: Eleven views of Colombo, 1920.
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Photographs 122 – 127: Six views of Colombo, 1920.
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Photographs 128 – 133: Six views of Repulse Bay, Hong Kong with Captain Johnstone bathing in the sea, 1920.
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Photographs 134 – 136: Three views of junks, Hong Kong harbour, 1920.
Photograph 137: Three naval officers, Hong Kong, 1920.
Photograph 138: See photograph 136.
Photograph 139: Lieutenant Cyril Appleton and Sub Lieutenant Avon Prentice, HMS Moth (1915), Hong Kong, 1920.
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Photographs 140 – 141: Mrs Bowden-Smith (wife of Commodore William Bowden-Smith), bathig in the sea, Hong Kong, 1920..
Photographs 142 – 144: Group of men identified as Hunt, Lambert and Lieutenant Appleton, Nanking, 1920.
Photograph 145: Nanking golf house, 1920.
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Photographs 146 – 149: HMS Moth (1915) and HMS Tamar (1863) in dock, Hong Kong, 1920.
Photographs 150 – 151: Two views of Happy Valley, Hong Kong, 1920.
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Photographs 152 – 157: Six views of junks and unidentified naval officers, Hong Kong, 1920.
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Photographs 158 – 159: Two views of groups of naval officers with the caption, ‘On the West River – a demonstration, 1920.
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Photographs 160 – 161: Two views of Johnstone’s cabin, HMS Moth (1915), China, 1920.
Photographs 162 – 165: Four views of HMS Moth (1915) at Sanshui, 1920.
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Photographs 166 – 171: Six view of Canton, 1920.
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Photographs 172 – 173: Two views of the canal between Canton and Island of Shameen, 1920.
Photographs 174 -175: Two views of shipping, China, 1920.
Page 53
Photograph 176: Gas School, Whale Island, 1922.
Ephemera 2: Handwritten list of officers attending Gas School, 1922.
Page 54
Photograph 177: Unidentified young man in civilian clothes, 1920.
Ephemera 3: Newspaper cutting 3/12/1927 reporting death of Vice Admiral Charles Johnstone.
Ephemera 4: Newspaper cutting (n.d.) – obituary of Vice Admiral Charles Johnstone, 1927.
Captain Johnstone was promoted to Lieutenant 1907, Lt Cdr 1915, Commander 1920 and Captain (retired) 3 May 1931. He commanded the following ships: HMS Bee (1916-17), HMS Humber (1919), HMS Moth (1919-21), HMS Snapdragon (1922-24), HMS Bluebell (1927-29). He was Commander and then Assistant King’s Harbour Master, Portsmouth Dockyard in 1930. Captain Johnstone was awarded the Distinguished Service Order while fighting the Bolsheviks in North Russia in 1919 – citation reads, ‘for distinguished service in command of HMS Humber (1913) – he fought his ship frequently under heavy fire with great gallantry’.
Page 1
Photograph 1: Lt Andrew Johnstone, Lt Cdr Stanley Miller, Lt Edward Altham and (?Surgeon) McCutcheon, HMS Thunderer (1911), Dagenham Dock, Essex, June 1912.
Photograph 2: View of ratings sitting about on the deck of HMS Thunderer (1911), Dagenham Dock, Essex, June 1912.
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Photograph 3: View of Lt Cdr Miller in conversation with Johnstone and McCutcheon, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1912.
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Photograph 4: Bow view of HMS Thunderer (1911) showing the ship’s main gun turrets, Dagenham Dock, 1912.
Photograph 5: ‘Navigating party joining’. View of ratings loaded down with kitbags arriving at the dockyard, 1912.
Page 4
Photographs 5 & 6: Two group photographs of the following officers: Lieutenants Altham, Thomson (RNR), and Drew, Fleet Surgeon Langford, Surgeon O’Flynn, Assistant Paymaster MacIwaine, Captain Parry RM and Naval Instructor Weatherhead, HMS Thunderer (1911), ca.1912.
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Photograph 7: Commander Stanley Miller and (?Surgeon) McCutcheon, HMS Thunderer (1911), ca.1912.
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Photographs 8 & 9: Commander Miller, Fleet Paymaster Phillips, Lieutenant Drew, Parry and O’Flynn, HMS Thunderer (1911), ca.1913.
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Photograph 10: Langford, Phillips with golf clubs, Parry and Lieutenant Peck RM in civilian dress at unidentified golf club, Lamlash ca.1913.
Photograph 11: View of ships firing salute for King’s birthday, Lamlash, 1913.
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Photograph 12: Engineer Commander Goodall in civilian dress leaning against a fence, 1913.
Photograph 13: Officers peering through their telescopes, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 14: Sailors on board HMS Thunderer (1911) watching a regatta, Lamlash, 1913,
Photograph 15: Sailors and Royal Marines band, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 16: PO Cousins watching the regatta, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 17: View of ships at Lamlash, 1913.
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Photographs 18 & 19: Two views of the golf links, Lamlash, 1913.
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Photographs 20 – 23: Four views of officers, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913. See page 4.
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Photograph 24: Group of officers posing for the camera, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 25: Fleet Surgeon Langford fishing, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 26: Lieutenant Goolden, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 27: Chief Boatswain Eve and PO Cousins, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 28: A gloomy Captain Parry RM with dog on board a launch, 1913. Caption, ‘Parry in transfer’.
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Photograph 29: View of sailors hoisting a target, 1913.
Photograph 30: HMS Monarch (1911) firing, 1913.
Photograph 31: View of remnants of target ship after one shrapnel, 1913.
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Photographs 32 & 33: Two views of sailors going to a buoy, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 34: Captain Oliver supervising the oiling of a TBD, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 35: View of sailors holystoning the deck, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
Photograph 36: Officers gathered on deck to say goodbye to Captain Oliver, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913.
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Photograph 37: HMS King George V (1911) at sea, 1913.
Photograph 38: Distant view of destroyers, 1913.
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Photograph 39: Pay day, HMS Thunderer (1911), 1913. View of crew receiving their pay from officers.
Pages 20 – 23
Photographs 40 – 50: Eleven views of HMS Jackal (1911) after her collision with HMS Thunderer (1911), 7 October 1913.
Page 24
Photographs 51 – 53: Three views of Johnstone in a garden with an unidentified woman, Audley’s Wood, August 1914.
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Photograph 54: An ox cart at Villa Garcia, January 1914.
Photograph 55: Cricket at sea, HMS Thunderer (1911), February 1914.
Photograph 56: View of crew hanging out torpedo nets, HMS Thunderer (1911), Arosa Bay 1914.
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Photographs 57 & 58: Two views of Villa Garcia, January 1914.
Photographs 59 & 60: Two views of sailing race, Arosa Bay, 1914.
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Photograph 61: View of Muscat from the sea, 1914.
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Photographs 62 – 65: Four family groups at ‘The Rookery’, July 1914.
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Photograph 66: RIMS Northbrook (1906) at anchor, no date.
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Photographs 67 – 69: Three views of Muscat, ca.1914.
Pages 31 & 32
Photographs 70 – 73: Four views of Basrah, 1914-15.
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Photograph 74: Group photograph of Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India and officers, RIMS Northbrook (1906), 1915.
Ephemera 1: Piece of paper on which names of above officers are written.
Page 34
Photograph 75: HMS Borodino (converted Russian paddle steamer) and HMS Hyderabad (1917) at anchor on the North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 76: HMS Monitor M31, North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 77: View of the village Troitsa, 1919.
Photograph 78: Distant view of a CMB underway, 1919.
Photograph 79: Seaplane on the North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 80: HMS Humber (1913) at anchor, North Dvina river 1919.
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Photograph 81: View of 6in gun, HMS Humber (1913), North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 82: HMS Hyderabad (1917) at anchor, North Dvina river, 1919.
Photographs 83 & 84: Two views of sailors making anti-mine nets, HMS Humber (1913), North Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 85: View of the wreck of HMS Sword Dance (1918) mined 24 June 1919 in the Dvina river south of Archangel,
Photograph 86: View of a crashed aeroplane, North Russia, 1919.
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Photograph 87: View of HMS Hyderabad (1917) at Troitsa, 1919.
Photographs 88 – 90: Three views of salvage party on board HMS Sword Dance (1918), 1919.
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Photographs 91 – 93: Three views of the remains of HMS Sword Dance (1918) just above the water, 1919.
Photograph 94: View of Captain Altham supervising the blowing up of HMS Sword Dance (1918), 1919.
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Photograph 95: Sailors preparing to salvage a motor launch, Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 96: View of a Russian pilot, Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 97: Back view of Rea Admiral John Green and Captain Altham, Dvina river, 1919.
Photograph 98: Sailors with a stranded boat on the Dvina river, 1919.
Page 39
Photographs 99 – 104: Six views of Gibraltar with HMS Cricket (1915) and HMS Moth (1915), 1920.
Page 40
Photographs 105 – 108: Four views of the dockyard and harbour, Malta, 1920.
Photograph 109: HMS Moth (1915) in dock, Malta, 1920.
Photograph 110: Distant view of HMS Bluebell (1915), 1920.
Pages 41 & 42
Photographs 111 – 121: Eleven views of Colombo, 1920.
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Photographs 122 – 127: Six views of Colombo, 1920.
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Photographs 128 – 133: Six views of Repulse Bay, Hong Kong with Captain Johnstone bathing in the sea, 1920.
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Photographs 134 – 136: Three views of junks, Hong Kong harbour, 1920.
Photograph 137: Three naval officers, Hong Kong, 1920.
Photograph 138: See photograph 136.
Photograph 139: Lieutenant Cyril Appleton and Sub Lieutenant Avon Prentice, HMS Moth (1915), Hong Kong, 1920.
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Photographs 140 – 141: Mrs Bowden-Smith (wife of Commodore William Bowden-Smith), bathig in the sea, Hong Kong, 1920..
Photographs 142 – 144: Group of men identified as Hunt, Lambert and Lieutenant Appleton, Nanking, 1920.
Photograph 145: Nanking golf house, 1920.
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Photographs 146 – 149: HMS Moth (1915) and HMS Tamar (1863) in dock, Hong Kong, 1920.
Photographs 150 – 151: Two views of Happy Valley, Hong Kong, 1920.
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Photographs 152 – 157: Six views of junks and unidentified naval officers, Hong Kong, 1920.
Page 49
Photographs 158 – 159: Two views of groups of naval officers with the caption, ‘On the West River – a demonstration, 1920.
Page 50
Photographs 160 – 161: Two views of Johnstone’s cabin, HMS Moth (1915), China, 1920.
Photographs 162 – 165: Four views of HMS Moth (1915) at Sanshui, 1920.
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Photographs 166 – 171: Six view of Canton, 1920.
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Photographs 172 – 173: Two views of the canal between Canton and Island of Shameen, 1920.
Photographs 174 -175: Two views of shipping, China, 1920.
Page 53
Photograph 176: Gas School, Whale Island, 1922.
Ephemera 2: Handwritten list of officers attending Gas School, 1922.
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Photograph 177: Unidentified young man in civilian clothes, 1920.
Ephemera 3: Newspaper cutting 3/12/1927 reporting death of Vice Admiral Charles Johnstone.
Ephemera 4: Newspaper cutting (n.d.) – obituary of Vice Admiral Charles Johnstone, 1927.
Object Details
| ID: | ALB1021 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photograph album |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1912-1922 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 273 mm x 228 mm |