Sub Lieutenant M. J. Bethell and Lieutenant G. D'O. Earwaker on the quarterdeck of HMS 'Aurora (1913).

Sub Lieutenant Maurice J. Bethell, with his hands in his jacket pockets, and Lieutenant Geoffrey D'O. Earwaker standing on the quarterdeck of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913). Behind them is the curved back of the after six inch gun blast screen.

The original caption dated this image to 1915, and Sub Lt. Bethell was promoted to a Lieutenant on 15 August 1915.

The bottom left and right of the negative have been over-exposed and lost definition.

Object Details

ID: N22844
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore
Vessels: Aurora (1913); Aurora (1913)
Date made: Before August 1915
People: Bethell, Maurice J.; Earwaker, Geoffrey D'Oyly
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection
Measurements: Overall: 61 mm x 85 mm