This is a grey card covered "Craftsman" album, containing 50 photographs glued in plus 2 loose.

Contents: This album relates to the career of Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant William Henry Sarra while serving on HMS Devonshire (1904) from November 1917 – May 1919 on North Atlantic Convoy Duties. Photographs of ships include HMS Devonshire (1904) and SS Mahsud (1917), between March 31 - 3 April 1918. There are group photographs of officers as well as photographs of Serra, Paymaster Lt. Cmdr. Jotham, Cmdr. Adair-Hall, and Lt. J. Morse. Places include Kingston Jamaica in 1919 and Bermuda. Some nice views of the ship’s pets.

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Photograph 1: HMS Devonshire (1904) at anchor, Halifax, May 1918.
Photograph 2: The Chaplain, HMS Devonshire (1904), 1918.
Photograph 3: The Chief, HMS Devonshire (1904), 1918.

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Photograph 4: Group photograph of officers, HMS Devonshire (1904), May 1918. All identified.

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Photograph 5: View of ice encrusted ship’s boat, North Atlantic winter of 1917.
Photograph 6: Unidentified officer snoozing, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1918.

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Photograph 7: Group photograph of officers and Chief Petty Officers, Engine Room Staff, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca. 1918. None identified.

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Photographs 8 – 10: Three views of officers with ship’s dogs John, Scottie and Mickey, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1918.



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Photograph 11: Surgeon Lieutenant ‘Bill’ Serra, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1918.
Photograph 12: View of the salving of the disabled merchant ship SS Mahsud (1917), April 1918.
Photograph 13: The Chaplain, HMS Devonshire (1904), 1918.

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Photograph 14: A naval lieutenant probably Oswald Andrew, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1918.
Photograph 15: A group of USN officers taking passage to England, May 1918.
Photograph 16: USN Commanding Officer, May 1918.

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Photograph 17: Alongside Kingston, Jamaica, April 1919.
Photograph 18: A group of unidentified men and women dressed for tennis, Bermuda, February 1919.

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Photograph 19: A couple identified as Mr and Mrs Morrison, Port Royal, Jamaica, ca.1919.
Photograph 20: Carton House, Half Way Tree, Jamaica, ca.1919
Photograph 21: A plaque set in a brick wall stating that ‘In this place dwelt Horatio Nelson’, Port Royal, Jamaica, ca.1919.

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Photograph 22: A banana plantation, Jamaica, ca.1919.

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Photographs 23 – 25: Three views of unidentified men and women feeding a baby goat, ca.1919.

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Photograph 26: A cotton tree, Jamaica, ca.1919.

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Photograph 27: View of harbour, Jamaica, 1919
Photograph 28: Lieutenant Douglas Sherwell RNR, HMS Devonshire (1904), Jamaica, 1919.
Photographs 29 & 30: Two views of HMS Devonshire (1904), Jamaica, 1919.

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Photograph 31: View of naval officers, their wives and dockyard workers on a jetty. Caption, ‘Good bye to Jamaica, April 1919.

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Photographs 32 & 33: Two views of relics at Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1919.

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Photograph 34: Group of officers (all identified) including Sarra, HMS Devonshire (1904). Caption, ‘Final Group, May 1919.

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Photographs 35 & 36: Two views of naval officers, wives and the ship’s company assembled for the departure of HMS Devonshire (1904) from Bermuda, May 1919.

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Photographs 37 & 38: Two deck views of HMS Devonshire (1904) in the North Atlantic, Winter, 1917-18.

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Photograph 39: Paymaster Lt. Commander Geoffrey Jotham, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1919.
Photograph 40: Commander Harold Adair-Hall, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1919.
Photograph 41: Group of officers, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1919.

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Photograph 42: Officer identified as ‘Robinsky’, possibly Engineer Lieutenant Charles Robinson, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1919.
Photograph 43: The ship’s chaplain probably Reverend Harold Webb-Bowen, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1919.

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Photograph 44: View of gun crew with 3 pdr gun at night, HMS Devonshire 1904), ca.1919.
Photograph 45: A porpoise, ca.1919.
Photograph 46: Some of the ship’s company in fancy dress for Christmas Party, HMS Devonshire (1904), ca.1919.

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Photographs 47 & 48: Two group photographs of officers, HMS Devonshire, (1904), ca.1919.

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Photograph 49: HMS Devonshire (1904) at anchor, Halifax, N.S., 1918.

Photograph 50: Postcard of HMS Devonshire (1904) addressed to Miss Denise Dowling, n.d.
Photograph 51: View of a gun being loaded onto HMS Caesar (1896) at Malta, September/October 1918.