Engineer Lieutenant Commander A. E. Cock and Lieutenant Commander K. B. Toms on the quarterdeck of HMS 'Aurora' (1913).
Eng. Lt. Cdr. Alfred E. Cock and Lt. Cdr. Kenneth B. Toms facing the camera on the quarterdeck of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913). K. B. Toms has his right arm linked through A. E. Cock's. In his left hand he is carrying a binocular case. A. E. Cock has a book (unidentified) in his left hand and a cigarette in his right. Behind them to the right is the after six inch gun blast screen with the ammunition hoist in place. To the left of A. E. Cocks is the port side accommodation ladder. The original caption described them as being ready to go ashore.
The negative has two areas that have been masked. This includes an area adjacent to A. E. Cock's cap and between the feet of the two men.
The negative has two areas that have been masked. This includes an area adjacent to A. E. Cock's cap and between the feet of the two men.
Object Details
| ID: | N22842 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Aurora (1913); Aurora (1913) |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| People: | Toms, Kenneth Bowring; Cock, Alfred Ernest |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 86 mm x 60 mm |
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