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Photograph 1: HMS Emerald (1920) underway at Malta harbour. Crew assembled on deck.

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Photograph 2: HMS Emerald (1920) leaving Malta.
Page 3: Title: Commissioning Day January 16th 1926.
Photograph 3: HMS Emerald (1920) at Chatham Dockyard in the snow.
Photograph 4: View of the deck of HMS Emerald (1920) covered in snow.
Photograph 5: Another view of the snow covered deck.

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Photograph 6: ‘Camel Cart Aden’.
Photograph 7: ‘HMS Colombo (1918) with paying off pendant. Aden March 1926’.
Photograph 8: ‘Mount Lavinia, Colombo’. View of native craft laid up on beach.

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Photograph 9: ‘’King’s Birthday Parade, Gibraltar 1926’. Officers and men on parade at Gibraltar Dockyard.

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Photograph 10: ‘HMS Emerald (1920). Malta August 1928’.

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Photograph 11: ‘In Suez Canal February 26 1926’. A view of the upper deck of HMS Emerald (1920) looking forward as she steams through the Suez Canal. Photograph taken from the ship.
Photograph 12: ‘Emerald at Port Said’. HMS Emerald (1920) at anchor at Port Said with ship’s boats alongside.
Photograph 13: ‘Ibn Saud, King of Hedjaz and Sultan of Nedj’. View of Ibn Saud (1876-1953) first monarch of Saudi Arabia coming on board HMS Emerald (1920) at Geddah. Negative number P39291.

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Photograph 14: ‘Ibn Saud inspecting torpedo’. On board HMS Emerald (1920). Negative number P39292.
Photograph 15: ‘Ibn Saud’s body guard on guard’. Three Arab bodyguards with rifles seated on deck of HMS Emerald (1920). Negative number P39293.
Photograph 16: ‘Ibn Saud’s bodyguard’. Nine Arab bodyguards with rifles seated on deck of HMS Emerald (1920). Negative number P39294.

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Photograph 17: ‘Sultan Ibn Saud’s body guard’. Group of Arab bodyguards seated on deck of HMS Emerald. Negative number P3067.
Photograph 18: View of HMS Emerald (1920) at Port Said. Identical to photograph 12.
Photograph 19: Tramways de Port Said –a horse drawn tram car in which are travelling 3 Egyptians.

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Photograph 20: View looking down on Gibraltar’[1926]
Photograph 21: ‘Rock Monkey. Gibraltar’ [1926]
Photograph 22: View of Gibraltar [1926]

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Photograph 23: King’s Birthday Review Gibraltar 1926. Officer on horseback taking the salute as troops march past.
Photograph 24: King’s Birthday Review Gibraltar 1926. Troops marching past officer on horseback. In the distance can be seen the monument to General Eliott in the Botanic Gardens.
Photograph 25: King’s Birthday Review Gibraltar 1926. Officers and men marching across the parade ground.

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Photograph 26: King’s Birthday Review Gibraltar 1926. ‘HMS Emerald (1920) represented the Royal Navy’. View of officer and ratings (in summer uniform) marching past.
Photograph 27: King’s Birthday Review Gibraltar 1926. ‘Salute taken by the Governor General Sir Charles Munro’.
Photograph 28: King’s Birthday Review Gibraltar 1926. View of military band on parade ground.

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Photograph 29: ‘Dry Dock, Gibraltar’. A bow view of HMS Emerald (1920) in dry dock with a naval or dockyard officer standing beneath her 1926.
Photograph 30: ‘Cork Wood picnic’. Officers (in civilian dress) from HMS Emerald (1920) mounted on donkeys off for a picnic on Gibraltar 1926.
Photograph 31: “Coronach” E V Lees up’. Lt Cdr Eric Vernon Lees (HMS Emerald) on a donkey 1926.
Photograph 32: View of HMS Emerald (1920) in dry dock, Gibraltar 1926.

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Photograph 33: ‘Kitty the mongoose’. The mascot of HMS Emerald (1920). Negative number P7948.
Photograph 34: ‘Bullock cart, Colombo’ [1926]
Photograph 35: ‘Statue of De Lesseps, Port Said’. The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps stood at the entrance to the Suez canal from 1899 -1956.

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Photograph 36: View Gibraltar from the sea, 1926.
Photograph 37: View of Gibraltar from the land 1926.
Photograph 38: ‘Sunday Divisions. Walkers Dock, Colombo’.Royal Navy ratings wearing summer uniform assembled at the dockyard 1926.

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Photograph 39: ‘Tailor’s shop, Karachi’. Indians working at sewing machines 1926.
Photograph 38: ‘Sailing race, Bombay’ [1926]
Photograph 39: ‘Karachi’. View of three Indians riding on camels down a street. There is a shop sign for “Royal Toy Land. Dolls, Toys and Games Specialists and a sign for Karachi Cycles 1926.
Photograph 40: ‘Singapore’. Street scene showing a bullock cart and rickshaw outside ?temple 1926.

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Photograph 41: Group photograph of football team (all un-named) presumably from HMS Emerald (1920) 1926. Photographer was I Sequeira, Karachi.



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Photograph 42: ‘Lt Crewe-Read, Midshipman Booth, V N S’ [Lt Villiers Nicholas Surtees] carrying tennis racquets 1926
Photograph 43: ‘Donkey Picnic, Algeciras May 1926. Group of officers from HMS Emerald (1920) in civilian dress.
Photograph 44: ‘Gibraltar Dockyard’ 1926 [from the sea].

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Photograph 45: ‘Towing in Red Sea 1926’. HMS Enterprise (1919) being towed by HMS Emerald (1920).
Photograph 46: ‘Railway Station Bombay’ [1926]
Photograph 47: View of Karachi.
Photograph 48: ‘The Gateway of India’ [1926]. Monument located on the waterfront of Bombay built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. It was opened in 1924 by the Viceroy of India.

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Photograph 49: ‘Childrens’ Party, Singapore. Christmas 1926’. Photograph of dummy in uniform, medals and wearing a gas mask.
Photograph 50: ‘Singapore to Hong Kong’. View of the deck of HMS Emerald (1920) underway 1926/7.
Photograph 51: View of Hong Kong harbour 1926/7

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Photograph 52: ‘N.E.Monsoon, Singapore-Hong Kong’. 1926/7.Similar to Photograph 50.
Photograph 53: ‘Nankin’. View of Chinese junks 1926/7
Photograph 54: ‘Singapore Creek’. Sampans laid up in the creek 1926/7
Photograph 55: ‘Embarking mules for Janjira operations’ 1926/7. This was a practice combined operation with the Army the purpose of which was to take the Janjira peninsular located on the west coast of India.

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Photograph 56: HMS Emerald (1920) entering Malta harbour 1927.

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Photograph 57: Group photograph taken on deck of HMS Emerald (1920) of ship’s company 1927.

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Photograph 58: Group photograph of Captain H G C Franklin and officers of HMS Emerald (1920). 1927. The names of the officers are written around the photograph.


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Photograph 59: Group photograph of Captain H G C Franklin and officers of HMS Emerald (1920) 1927.

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Photograph 60: Group photograph of HMS Emerald’s rugby team 1927. Their names are written around the photograph.
Photograph 61: Group photograph of HMS Emerald’s midshipmen 1927. Their names are written beneath the photograph.


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Photograph 62: ‘Sedan chair, Hong Kong’. 1927
Photograph 63: ‘Creek, Nankin’. View of houses on bank and sampans moored in the river 1927.
Photograph 64: ‘River Beggars, Wuhu’. Two Chinese women with two children alongside HMS Emerald in small boat 1927.
Photograph 65: ‘Temple of Confucius, Nankin’ 1927.

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Photograph 66: ‘Soldiers armed with spears’. Chinese soldiers in a street in Nanking 1927.
Photograph 67: ‘Northern Machine Gun section’. Nationalist Chinese soldiers on parade with machine guns. 1927.
Photograph 68: ‘Armoured train with Russian crew’. Three Russians can be seen on the train behind the gun 1927.
Photograph 69: ‘Armoured train with Russian crew’. Two Russian officers standing in front of the train which is painted in camouflage colours 1927. Russians were employed by Chinese to crew armoured trains during the Chinese civil war fought between the communists led by Mao Zedong and the nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek (Northern Expedition).

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Photograph 70: ‘Northerners transporting armoured train from Pukow to Nankin’. View of section of train being loaded onto junks to be towed across the river 1927.
Photograph 71: Section of armoured train on junks preparing to be towed across river 1927.
Photograph 72: Royal Navy ratings (Lewis Gunners) wearing steel helmets on unidentified ship 1927.
Photograph 73: Section of armoured train being manoeuvred onto junks 1927.
Photograph 74: ‘Northern cavalry’. Chinese soldiers on horses 1927.

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Photograph 75: ‘Drum Tower, Nanking’ 1927.
Photograph 76: ‘Street scene, Hsiakwan’ 1927.
Photograph 77: Unidentified arch, Nanking 1927.
Photograph 78: ‘Hsiakwan Gate’ Nanking 1927.

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Photograph 79: ‘Troops of Marshall Sun Chuan Feng’ 1927. Marshall Sun Ch’uan-fang (1885-1935) ‘Nanking Warlord’, leader ‘League of five Provinces’. Warlord of eastern China.
Photograph 80: ‘Northern troops at Pukow’. Chinese troops assembled at Nanking Ferry 1927.
Photograph 81: ‘The Bund –Hsiakwan’. View of port of Nanking with steam launch, sampan and junks 1927.

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Photograph 82: ‘Troops of Marshall Chang Chung-Chang’. At Nanking 1927
Photograph 83: Troops of Marshall Chang Chung-Chang at Nanking 1927. Chang Ts’ung-ch’ang (1881-1932) warlord who ruled Shantung province for a few years. He was one of the main recuiters of White Russians using them to crew armoured trains.
Photograph 84: ‘Fishing nets’. Net suspended from fishing craft on river at Nanking 1927.

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Photograph 85: ‘Hogee’. View of the Factory of the International Export Company 1927.
Photograph 86: ‘Northerners leaving for Shanghai’. Chinese soldiers on troop train 1927.
Photograph 87: ‘Head of a communist displayed in Hsaikwan’ 1927

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Photograph 88: ‘Kutwo after recapture by HMS Emerald (1920) at Wahu’ 1927. British river steamer launched 1895, belonged to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company. Captured by the Chinese March 1927.
Photograph 89: Kutwo (1895) moored alongside HMS Emerald (1920) March 1927.
Photograph 90: ‘Mobs on the bund at Wuhu after evacuation of foreigners 1927.
Photograph 91: ‘Lewis gunners ready for action Wuhu to Nankin’. Royal Navy ratings armed with Lewis guns on board HMS Emerald (1920).

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Photograph 92: ‘Northern Cavalry’. View of street with Chinese soldiers and horses 1927.
Photograph 93: ‘Northern Cavalry’. Chinese soldiers on horseback 1927.
Photograph 94: ‘Lewis Gun Battery’. Lewis guns mounted on torpedo tubes with coal bags as protection on starboard side of HMS Emerald (1920) 1927.
Photograph 95: ‘Refugees boarding Japanese steamer’ 1927.
Photograph 96: ‘Poyang’. British river steamer launched 1891 and owned by the China Steam Navigation Company.

Page 36: Title: Evacuation of foreigners at Nankin from B&S [Butterfield and Swire] hulk 22 March 1927.
Photograph 97: Boats from HMS Emerald (1920) in shore at Butterfield’s hulk preparing to take foreigners off to the ship March 22 1927.
Photograph 98: ‘Commander A Maitland-Dougall’ on board HMS Emerald (1920) March 22 1927.
Photograph 99: Officer and ratings from HMS Emerald helping a male refugee to board one of their boats March 22 1927
Photograph 100: Refugees and luggage on deck of HMS Emerald (1920) March 22 1927
Photograph 101: ‘USS Preble’. American destroyer launched 1920.

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Photograph 102: ‘Last car to enter Nankin City with rifles concealed March 1927. Civilian at the wheel of the car and soldier in great coat standing on running board.
Photograph 103: ‘Flight of Northern Army across river 23 March 1927’. Distant and indistinct view of Chinese junk on Yangtze river containing members of the Northern Army.
Photograph 104: ‘Socony Hill’. Foreigners were besieged here on March 24th 1927.
Photograph 105: Escape of Northern gunboat 1927.
Photograph 106: ‘Sinking of Pamiet Lenina . Scuttled by Northerners’ 1927. Pamiat Lenina (Memory of Lenin) ex Kishinev ex Jakut was a Russian merchant vessel launched 1910. Belonged to the Russian Volunteer Fleet Association trading betweenVladivostock and Shanghai.


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Photograph 107: ‘Socony Hill’ 1927. Highest point in Nanking and where Western civilians and sailors took refuge during the civil war. Distant view.
Photograph 108: ‘Socony House’ 1927 [where civilians took refuge during attack on Nanking].
Photograph 109: ‘Fire at Pukow’ 1927. Distant view taken from ship showing Pukow burning.
Photograph 110: ‘No.1 gun in action during bombardment of Socony Hill’. The gun was employed to cover the retreat of foreigners from Socony Hill March 24th 1927. View of the deck of HMS Emerald showing sailors manning guns and five shells in foreground of photograph.
Photograph 111: View of No.1 gun being fired from HMS Emerald March 24th 1927. Photograph slightly unsharp

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Photograph 112: Ship’s boat manned by Royal Navy ratings coming alongside a warship to collect bodies of murdered British citizens 1927.
Photograph 113: ‘Swastika Delegation who tried to make terms’ 1927. View of delegation coming alongside HMS Emerald. The Red Swastika Society was a charitable association founded in China in 1922 whose aims were similar to the Red Cross. They assisted foreigners during the attack on Nanking and tried to prevent further hostilities. Photograph slightly unsharp.
Photograph 114: ‘Bringing off bodies of murdered Britishers’ 1927. See photograph 112.

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Photograph 115: ‘Refugees leave for Shanghai’ 1927. Ship’s boat manned by Royal Navy ratings containing civilian refugees.
Photograph 116: ‘Armed pinnace which brought off Consulate party’ 1927. Manned by Royal Navy ratings. Appears to be rocket launcher in bow.
Photograph 117: ‘Consulate ladies leave for Shanghai’ 1927. Ship’s boat manned by three Royal Navy ratings and containing civilian refugees.

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Photograph 118: ‘Q.D.[Quarter Deck] gun in action’. 1927. Indistinct view of gun breech.
Photograph 119: ‘Burning of Pukow Native City 24th March 1927’.
Photograph 120: ‘Guns trained on Lion Hill’ 1927. Starboard view of deck and guns of HMS Emerald (1920).
Photograph 121: ‘Rescue Party landing under cover of ship’s fire’ 1927. Photograph slightly unsharp.
Photograph 122: ‘Burning of Godown at Pukow’ 1927. Distant view of warehouses burning on the waterfront.

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Photograph 123: ‘Officers watching daily bombardment of Nankin by Pukow April 1927’. Four officers seated on deck of HMS Emerald beneath a gun including Commander A Maitland-Dougall. Two civilians are also seated under canvas with another officer partially obscured and a rating is standing in the foreground
Photograph 124: ‘HMS Mantis (1915) underway. An Insect Class river gunboat launched 1915 and sold at Shanghai in 1940. She was in service on the Yangtze river and took part in operations against Chinese April 15th 1927
Photograph 125: ‘American Consul Mr Davies’ 1927. Standing on the deck of HMS Emerald.
Photograph 126: View of stern of HMS Emerald –ship’s company on deck cheering and ratings waving their caps.

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Photograph 127: ‘Gardiner, Powell, Vestey, Bowker. Four young men in civilian dress, presumably refugees from Nanking, standing on deck of HMS Emerald 1927.
Photograph 128: ‘Beggars’. Chinese beggars in sampan alongside HMS Emerald 1927.
Photograph 129: ‘Embarking the wounded C-G’ [Consul General Bertram Giles born Hankow 1874 died 1928. Consul General of Nanking from 1924] He is being carried on a stretcher on board HMS Emerald 1927.
Photograph 130: ‘After the Battle of Wuhu’. Group of officers seated on the deck of HMS Emerald 1927.

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Photograph 131: Three civilians, presumably refugees from Nanking, standing on the deck of HMS Emerald 1927.
Photograph 132: ‘Arrival of 2nd Swastika Delegation 25th March 1927’. Ship’s boat manned by ratings alongside HMS Emerald –Chinese delegation about to embark.
Photograph 133: ‘Mantis and Scarab alongside Emerald’ 1927. HMS Mantis, river gunboat launched 1915, HMS Scarab launched 1915.
Photograph 134: ‘Memorial Service for those killed on 24th [March 1927]’. View of ship’s company and chaplain on HMS Emerald.

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Photograph 135: Captain H T England standing on the deck of HMS Emerald (1920). Captain England commanded Emerald from March 1926 to April 1927.
Photograph 136: ‘British Consul General [Bertram Giles] Nanking wounded on 24th March 1927’. On the deck of HMS Emerald lying on a stretcher.
Photograph 137: ‘C.G.[Consul General] and Marines who hid in Strong Room at Consulate’. They had taken refuge in the strong room when the Consulate was attacked by Chinese soldiers 24th March 1927. Group photograph on the deck of HMS Emerald.

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Photograph 138: ‘Lion Hill’[Nanking 1927]. View from the sea. Unsharp.
Photograph 139: View of Lion Hill from the sea 1927. Distant.
Photograph 140: ‘Junk Fleet Nanking’ 1927.
Photograph 141: HMS Mantis (1915) underway. River gunboat sold Shanghai 1940.

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Photograph 142: HMS Petersfield (1919) alongside HMS Emerald (1920) at Shanghai 1927. View of waterfront buildings at Shanghai.

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Photograph 143: ‘Quarter Deck’ [HMS Emerald]
Photograph 144: ‘Emerald going to flagship buoy Shanghai’. HMS Emerald underway at Shanghai surrounded with junks and sampans.

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Photograph 145: ‘The Bund – Shanghai’ 1927. The Bund or embankment located on the western bank of the Huangpu River, Shanghai and lined with buildings and wharves.
Photograph 146: ‘Fo’csle’ 1927. HMS Emerald.
Photograph 147: HMS Emerald moored at Shanghai 1927.

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Photograph 148: ‘March past Race Course King’s Birthday 1927. Sir Miles Lampson, Vice Admiral [Sir Reginald]Tyrwhitt and [Major]General [John] Duncan at saluting base’.
Photograph 149: ‘Emerald illuminated’. Photograph taken at night 1927.
Photograph 150: ‘Quarter Deck’ HMS Emerald 1927.

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Photograph 151: ‘Reclaiming land Hong Kong’. Chinese workmen at waterfront 1927.
Photograph 152: USS McCormick (1920) underway 1927.
Photograph 153 and 154: ‘Crossing the Line’ HMS Emerald August 7th 1927. Equator crossing ceremony when all officers and ratings who have not crossed the equator before undertake an initiation ritual presided over by King Neptune. Crossing the line certificates are made on board ship and presented at the end of the ceremony.


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Photographs 155-157: ‘Crossing the Line’ HMS Emerald August 7th 1927.

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Photograph 158: ‘Fort De Kock, Sumatra’ August 1927.
Photograph 159: ‘Dutch flagship Sumatra (1920) in Tanjong Priok [Indonesia] August 1927.

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Photograph 160: ‘Mount Lavinia Colombo’ September 1927. Sri Lankan boats on the beach.
Photograph 161: ‘Temple of Holy Tooth, Kandy’ September 1927.
Photograph 162: ‘Kandy’ September 1927. A motor car and a Sri Lankan leading an elephant along a road.
Photograph 163: An elephant walking through a forest.

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Photograph 164: ‘Officer’s Mess, Diyatalawa’ September 1927. Single storey building. Diyatalawa was a garrison town in central highlands of Sri Lanka used by the British army.
Photograph 165: ‘Camp Parade Ground’ September 1927.
Photograph 166: ‘Paddy Field’ September 1927. Sri Lankan with water buffalo.
Photograph 167: ‘Trinco’ September 1927. Two Sri Lankans in small boat at Trincomalee.

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Photograph 168: ‘Armistice Day 1927. Hockey at Kandy’. Group photograph of team. The following are identified: 1. Lt. P Du Cane, 2. Lt.E W J Bankes, 3. Nott, 4.?Lt Cdr K M L Robinson or W.Eng. T W Robinson, 5. Captain E C Heathcote RM, Haines either number 6 or 7. All from HMS Emerald but Nott and Haines not in Navy List.


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Photograph 169: ‘Chief G.M.’ Possibly Royal Marine, Sri Lanka 1927.
Photograph 170: Distant view of Colombo from the sea 1927.
Photograph 171: ‘Nelson’. Monkey in a hammock presumably on board HMS Emerald 1927.
Photograph 172: Unidentified temple, Colombo 1927.
Photograph 173: ‘Camp Parade Ground’ 1927. Officers and men on parade.


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Photograph 174: ‘Gallows at Basrah’ 1927/28. Four Iraqi soldiers standing next to gallows. Negative number P39295.
Photograph 175: ‘Mosque, Basrah’. View of mosque by river on which is a small river launch and local craft. 1927/28. Negative number P39296.
Photograph 176: Ship’s company of HMS Emerald (1920) wearing gas masks. The photograph is entitled K.K.K. –presumably a facetious reference to Klu Klux Klan 1927/8.
Photograph 177: ‘Nelson and Spot’. Nelson the monkey standing on the back of fox terrier Spot presumably both ship’s pets 1927/8

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Photographs 178 and 179: ‘Full Speed Trial’. View of deck of HMS Emerald looking aft. 1927/28
Photograph 180: ‘Oil Refinery’. Basrah 1927/28. Negative number P39297.
Photograph 181: ‘Hockey at Basrah’. Officers from HMS Emerald playing hockey 1927/28.
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Photograph 182: ‘Oil Refinery’. 1928. Negative number P39298.
Photograph 183: Kuwait Market Place 1928. Negative number P39299.
Photograph 184: ‘Mohaila’. Two Kuwaiti men and three European men probably officers from HMS Emerald in Arab boat. 1928. Negative number P392300.
Photograph 185: ‘Basrah Creek’. Local pleasure craft moored in the river 1927/28.

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Photograph 186: ‘The desert’. A car stuck in the mud with two Arabs and one European man 1928 Negative number P39302.
Photograph 187: ‘Kuwait’. Distant view of three donkeys loaded with brushwood. 1928.
Negative number P39303.
Photograph 188: Seated camels and tents 1928. Negative number P39305.
Photograph 189: ‘Oil refinery’ 1928. Negative number P39304.

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Photograph 190: ‘Caravan arriving at Kuwait’. Arabs and camels arriving at city gate 1928. Negative number P39306.
Photograph 191: ‘Full Speed Trial. Kuwait-Bushire’. Deck of HMS Emerald looking aft. 1928. Negative number P39307.

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Photographs 192 -193: ‘Abadan’. View of the town and the Anglo-Persian Oil Refinery 1928.
Photograph 194: ‘Tiger Cat’. Arabian wild (and very dead) cat hanging from a stanchion 1928.

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Photograph 195: ‘Basra’ 1928. Market scene. Negative number P39308.
Photograph 196: “Victoria” at Baghdad 1928. The Vickers Victoria biplane was used for troop transport and carrying freight. Negative number P39309.
Photograph 197: ‘Abadan’ 1928. View of ships moored at waterfront.
Photograph 198: Unidentified scene of a creek lined with houses possibly either Basra or Abadan 1928.

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Photograph 199: Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees’ 1928. View of the foundations of the city of Ur famous as the birthplace of Abraham –now called Tell al-Muqayyar. Negative number P39310.
Photograph 200: ‘Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees’ 1928. View of building possibly ziggurat. Negative number P39311.
Photograph 201: ‘Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees’ 1928. Distant view of archaeologists and workmen on site. Negative number P39312.
Photograph 202: ‘Kuwait’ 1928. Group of Kuwaiti women and children seated by a wall. Negative number P39313.

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Photograph 203: ‘Market Place, Kuwait’ 1928. Camels and their owners. Negative number P39314.
Photograph 204: ‘Market Place, Kuwait’ 1928. Group of Kuwaitis. Negative number P39315.
Photograph 205: ‘The Garden of Eden’ 1928. View of river ?Kuwait. Negative number 39316.
Photograph 206: Unidentified scene - river launches moored at waterfront with group of Kuwaitis on the shore in front of a one storey building 1928. Negative number 39317.

Page 67: Title –Typical Scenes. Basra and Kuwait.
Photograph 207: Street scene with arcaded building under which are seated Arabs 1928. Negative number P39318.
Photograph 208: Camels and tribesmen entering a city gate 1928. Negative number P39319.
Photograph 209: Street scene and mosque 1928. Negative number P39320.
Photograph 210: Family group of tribesmen and women standing outside a tent with donkey loaded with brushwood 1928. Negative number P39321.
Photograph 211: An arcaded café near the market, Kuwait 1928. Negative number P39322.

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Photograph 212: ‘Sheikh Mahomet’ 1928. Young Arab man posing for the camera wearing Arab headdress and European overcoat. His companion is wearing Arab dress with a shamshir tucked into his belt. Negative number P39323.
Photograph 213: ‘Arab Cavalry’ 1928. Negative number P39324.
Photograph 214: ‘Sheiks on board Emerald 1928’. A group of sheiks with Captain H G C Franklin on board HMS Emerald 1928. Negative number P39225.
Photograph 215: Kuwaiti cavalry 1928. Negative number 39326.

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Photograph 216: ‘Arab well’ 1928. Negative number P39327.
Photograph 217: ‘Fort Jahra’ 1928. Known as the Red Fort 20 miles from Kuwait city. Negative number P39328.
Photograph 218: ‘Desert Refugees’ 1928. Two Arab men standing beside a tent. Negative number 39329.
Photograph 219: ‘Selling a rug’ 1928. Arabs holding up a rug. Negative number P39330.

Page 70: Title: Kuwait Defence Force.
Photograph 220: ‘Landing in heavy weather’. On 16 February 1928 HMS Emerald arrived at Kuwait and landed a force of Royal Marines to assist the Kuwaitis against raids from the Ikhwan (Bedouin tribesmen). Negative number P39331.
Photograph 221: ‘[HMS] Emerald, [HMS] Lupin (1916), [HMS] Crocus (1915)’ 1928. Men from these ships on parade. Negative number P39332.
Photograph 222: ‘Naval Camp’ 1928. Tents in the desert at Kuwait. Negative number P39333.
Photograph 223: ‘Transport Officer’ 1928. Mounted on camel. Negative number P39334.
Photograph 224: ‘Landing Beach’ 1928. Men from HMS Emerald on beach at Kuwait.. P39335.

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Photograph 225: ‘RAF Camp’ 1928. Group of Airco DH 9A biplanes parked in desert, Kuwait. P39336.
Photograph 226: ‘3Pdr’ 1928. Four naval gunners manning 3pdr gun, Kuwait. P39337.
Photograph 227: ‘Bombing machines’ 1928. Four Airco DH 9A biplanes parked in desert, Kuwait. P39339.
Photograph 228: Group of Royal Naval officers standing in the desert, Kuwait 1928. P39338.

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Photograph 229: ‘Landing in a surf’ 1928. Royal Marines disembarking from ship’s boat. P39340.
Photograph 230: ‘Somalis pitching camp’ 1928. Group of Somali sailors in foreground standing in front of a tent. Fort in the distance. Kuwait. P39341.
Photograph 231: An Arab posing for the camera with a ?rifle over his shoulder, Kuwait 1928. P39342.
Photograph 232: ‘Arabs inspecting [HMS] Emerald. Group of Arabs on board HMS Emerald at Kuwait 1928. P39343.
Photograph 233: ‘Well’ 1928. An Arab collecting water while his donkey looks on, Kuwait. P39344.

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Photograph 234: ‘War Dance’ 1928. Kuwaitis put on a war dance for the crew of HMS Emerald. P39345.
Photograph 235: Naval landing party and Arab army manning the walls of Kuwait. 1928. P39346.
Photograph 236: ‘Armoured cars’ 1928. Men of the Army and Royal Navy gathered round two armoured cars. P39347.
Photograph 237: ‘RAF camp’ 1928. Distant view of tents, cars and four Airco DH9A biplanes in the desert, Kuwait. P39348.

Page 74: Title: Our Allies.
Photograph 238: The Kuwaiti army 1928. P39349.
Photograph 239: The Kuwaiti army standing in front of walls of Kuwait 1928. P39350.
Photograph 240: Kuwaiti army manning walls of Kuwait 1928. P39351.
Photograph 241: Kuwaiti cavalry 1928. P39352.

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Photograph 242: ‘[Kuwaiti]War Dance’ 1928. P39353.
Photograph 243: ‘Allies’ 1928. Naval landing party standing outside walled gate with Kuwaiti men, women and children. P39354.
Photograph 244: ‘South Gate’ 1928. Kuwait. P39355.
Photograph 245: ‘Armoured Cars’ 1928. Rolls Royce Type A armoured cars. P39356.


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Photograph 246: Kuwaiti army assembling for action 1928. P39357.
Photograph 247: Kuwaiti army assembling for action 1928. P39358.
Photograph 248: ‘The Band’ 1928. Three Arabs with drums. P39359.
Photograph 249: ‘South Gate’ 1928. Kuwait. P39360.

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Photograph 250: ‘Kuwait Cavalry’ 1928. P39361.
Photograph 251: ‘Kuwait Cavalry’ 1928. P39362.
Photograph 252: ‘Kuwait Cavalry’ 1928. Arabs on horseback –one Arab dismounted and aiming his rifle. Saluki dog in the foreground. P39363.
Photograph 253: ‘Kuwaiti Cavalry’ 1928. P39364.


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Photograph 254: ‘Arabs at their battle stations’ 1928, Kuwait. P39365.
Photograph 255: ‘Arabs at their battle stations’ 1928. Manning the walls of Kuwait. P39366.
Photograph 256: ‘Air Force Camp’ 1928. Distant view of tents pitched outside city walls, Kuwait. P39367.
Photograph 257: Armed Arabs, Kuwait 1928. P39368.

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Photograph 258: ‘A naval tattoo in the desert’ 1928. Mock battle enacted by Royal Marines and seamen, P39369.
Photograph 259: ‘A naval tattoo in the desert’ 1928. Mock battle enacted by Royal Marines and seamen, P39370.
Photograph 260: ‘A naval tattoo in the desert’ 1928. Gymnastics. P39371.
Photograph 261: ‘A naval tattoo in the desert’ 1928. Gymnastics. P393372.

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Photograph 262: ‘Defenders of Kuwait’ 1928. Naval landing party posing with two Lewis guns. P39373.
Photograph 263: ‘Defenders of Kuwait’ 1928. Naval landing party posing with small dog. P39374.
Photograph 264: Group of Arabs standing by city wall with two Royal Naval officers 1928. P39375.
Photograph 265: ‘Air Force Camp’ 1928. Distant view of biplanes in the desert. P39376.
Photograph 266: ‘A Sheikh’ 1928. Head and shoulders portrait of smiling Arab. P39377.

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Photograph 267: ‘The banners of Islam’ 1928. Group of Kuwaitis two of whom are carrying the banners P39378.
Photograph 268: ‘Transport Officer falls off’ 1928. Kneeling camel with man in Arab dress P39379.
Photograph 269: ‘Typical natives’ 1928. Group of Kuwaitis, three on horseback P39380.
Photograph 270: ‘War Dance’ 1928. Group of Kuwaitis gathered round Kuwaiti man performing dance. He has a dagger [jambiya] in his belt and is flourishing a sword with a curved blade [?shamshir]. P39381.

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Photograph 271: ‘Pom-Pom gun’ 1928. A Royal Marine and Royal Naval rating demonstrating gun [?Quick-firer 3 pounder] to group of European men in civilian dress and two Arabs. P39382.
Photograph 272: ‘The Wall’ 1928. Kuwaiti men gathered outside city wall. P39383.
Photograph 273: ‘Cavalry’ 1928. Kuwaiti cavalry on horses in the desert. P39384.
Photograph 274: ‘Market Place [Kuwait]’ 1928. A horse and donkeys grazing in front of market stalls. P39385.
Photograph 275: ‘RAF Camp’ 1928. Distant view of tents and armoured cars. P39386.

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Photograph 276: ‘Action Stations’ 1928. Royal Marines, Royal Naval officers and Kuwaitis outside city walls. P39387.
Photograph 277: ‘Landing Beach’ 1928.Royal Marines re-embarking –Royal Marine officer in foreground. P39388.
Photograph 278: ‘Marines Re-embarking’ 1928. Royal Marines wearing either summer rig or khaki uniform boarding ship’s boat. P39389.
Photograph 279: ‘Sheikh Ahmed’ 1928. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jabar Al Sabah 1885-1950 ruled Kuwait from 1921 to 1950. P39390.
Photograph 280: ‘Sheikh of Mohammerah’s Palace’ 1928. Abandoned palace of Sheikh Khazai of Muhammarah. P39391.
Photograph 281: Distant view of Sheikh of Mohammerah’s Palace 1928. P39392.

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Photograph 282: Captain HG C Franklin in summer uniform standing on the deck of HMS Emerald 1928. Captain Harold Gordon Cooper Franklin took command of HMS Emerald April 1927. P39393.
Photograph 283: ‘[Sheikh]Abdullah’ 1928. Kuwaitis manning the walls in training for defence. The young man looking into the camera is Sheikh Abdullah. P39394.
Photograph 284: ‘Sunset’ 1928. Kuwaitis praying at sunset outside city walls. P39395.
Photograph 285: ‘Caravan’ 1928. Procession of camels and Arabs. P39396.
Photograph 286: ‘Hussey and Redman’ 1928. Midshipman William Frederick Eyre Hussey and Lieutenant Reginald Frederick Arthur Redman mounted on mules led by two Arabs. P39397.

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Photograph 287: ‘Sheikh Abdullah and his army’ 1928. The Sheikh is the young man wearing an army greatcoat standing next to his troops manning the walls of Kuwait. P39398.
Photograph 288: ‘Re-embarking of Defence Force’ 1928. Royal Marines boarding ship’s boat. P39399.
Photograph 289: ‘Kuwait Market Place’ 1928. P39400.
Photograph 290: ‘Kuwait Bazaar’ 1928. P39401.
Photograph 291: ‘Landing on a Lee Shore’ 1928. Party of Royal Marines rowing a ship’s boat. P39402.

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Photograph 292: ‘G M Daintry’. 1927-1928. Lt.Daintry posing with a Great Dane.
Photograph 293: ‘Dog Watch Exercises at Sea’. Group of officers on deck of HMS Emerald –Midshipman Field, Pay Commander Smith, Instructor Lt.Bishop, Reverend Kidd, Captain Heathcote RM, Lt.R F A Redman, Engineer Commander Boddy, Pay Lt.Prevett, Surgeon Cdr Vicary, Surgeon Lt Hopkins ca.1927
Photograph 294: ‘[Lt]A A Hogg’ ca.1927
Photograph 295: ‘Nankin. Watching bombardment’ 1927. Group of officers on deck of HMS Emerald –Captain H T England, Cdr A Maitland-Dougall, Lt.S E Crewe-Read, Sub Lt Lawford, Lt A A Hogg.

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Photograph 296: ‘Surgeon Cdr Vicary’. Standing on the deck of HMS Emerald ca.1927.
Photograph 297: [HMS] Argus (1917) hoisting out aeroplane at Whampoa’ 1927.
Photograph 298: ‘Lt Oliver-Bellais’ ca 1927. In civilian dress.
Photograph 299: ‘Lt [R F A] Redman’ ca. 1927. Posing on deck of ship in civilian dress.
Photograph 300: ‘W P V’ ca 1927. Surgeon Cdr Vicary in civilian dress
Photograph 301: ‘P.A.[Political Agent possibly Harold Dickson] S.N.O.P.G.[Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf, Captain H Boyes CMG], Sheikh’ ca.1927. P39403.

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Photograph 302: Firing of torpedoes from HMS Emerald ca.1929.
Photograph 303: HMS Emerald at anchor ca.1929.
Photograph 304: Street scene ?Colombo ca.1929.
Photograph 305: Commercial postcard of artist impression of HMS Emerald underway. Signed ‘A W’.

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Photograph 306: Wedding photograph of Lt V N Surtees (in uniform) and his bride leaving the church with a Royal Navy guard of honour.

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Photograph 307: Wedding group –seven naval officers including bridegroom all wearing uniform.
Photograph 308: Lt V N Surtees with two naval officers. All are wearing uniform with WWI medals.
Negative number P39290.

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Photograph 309: HMS Petersfield (1919) at China Station, no date.
Photograph 310: HMS Petersfield (1919) at China Station, no date.
Photograph 311: HMS Petersfield (1919) at China Station, no date.