Essex Regiment Soldier Photograph
Any idea who this might be?
It’s possible his name might be “T. Baker”. This name was found on a letter kept with the photos. There was also pension and benefit stamp cards belonging to an Amy Smith, living in Marlborough Road, Ealing, London in 1946.
This the only photo in the batch featuring a soldier. An historian believes the uniform dates this photopostcard to about 1939.
Old British Royal Navy Photographs
Written in ink on the back: “Fire of Smyrna By Night Sept 1922″
Info on this terrible event HERE
This photopostcard produced by “Leonar”
Old British Royal Navy Photographs
Written on the back in ink “Smyrna in Flames Sept 1922″
For information on this dreadful event see the wiki article HERE
The photo is press stamped bottom left: “S. L. Cassar Malta”
“S.L. [Salvatore Lorenzo] Cassar established a photographic business in Malta circa 1890. In 1915 Cassar was the only photographer in Malta undertaking cinematographic work. At this time his studio was at 31 Strada San Giovani, Valletta.” (source: Janus )
Old British Royal Navy Photographs
A close up on the people in the photo of my previous post. Another favourite. Any ideas for a date? Recognise anyone?
Old British Royal Navy Photographs
This is one of my favourites. Lots of interesting faces. Chiefs and crew visiting home town with families (?). The guy in the white cap and overalls is probably a coach/charabang driver ? I have a photo of my grandfather wearing much the same outfit. As yet, names unknown and place/date unknown. If you’ve any ideas please feel free to suggest.
Old British Royal Navy Photographs
Written in pencil on the back:
“What made the Chiefys laugh?”
Would like to put names to some faces and also identify where this photo was taken – likely to be a Naval Training Establishment, perhaps somewhere close to London. Any ideas on this? And a date?
Old British Royal Navy Photographs
On the back, written in pencil, the words:
JCA (or TCA?) Dresden
Any ideas? Date? Perhaps late 1920s ?
WW1 Interwar and WW2 Navy photographs
Would be great to put some names to the wonderful faces in this HMS Euryalus crew photo. Probably taken some time in the 1920s, given the pith helmet on the chap second left, back row. This British destroyer was involved in ww1 operations in the Dardanelles. In his book: Paradise Lost, Giles Milton writes: “…Euryalus had been sighted sailing into the bay at Smyrna. The ship’s commander, Admiral Peirse, had been sent to the city by the British Admiralty with orders to destroy all the fortifications that lined the bay. The Admiralty was putting the finishing touches to its Gallipoli offensive and was concerned that Smyrna would be used as a base for German submarines. Admiral Peirse set to work with gusto, launching a heavy bombardment on the two principal forts…landing several dozen shells on target and twice hitting their magazines.”
For further information on this ‘incarnation’ of HMS Euryalus the following webpage gives an excellent account of it’s history: http://www.euryalus.org.uk/hist-4th.htm
