The bottom picture is from an Australian postcard which features in an article by Philip J. Chapman on page 32 of "Picture Postcard Monthly" magazine (January 2008 - lots of interesting poctcards shown in each issue!). I have kept the image small to avoid upsetting Mr Chapman. I have enlarged the two warships from the postcard image. Mr Chapman wonders whether the ships are Australian Navy or Royal Navy. The card is dated 17th November 1913 and was sent from "Wal" in Australia to "Pearl" in Wymondham, Norfolk, UK. The view is of Sydney harbour with the ships at anchor.
I have put these pictures on the OGFB site for general interest but also because someone might be able to provide more details of the ships. I started a new thread rather than disrupting the objectives of thomo's thread!
Posted - 21/03/2011 : 16:06
My Uncle who is mentioned above on the Leamington, also served on HMS Kelly. My mother and father were in Newcastle when the Kelly was brought back into the Tyne for repairs. My mother often talked about how she and my Aunty Eveline couldn't stop crying when they first saw the ship coming past the Priory at Tynemouth. When they were waiting for him to come off the ship, my father had walked down the road to meet him, and after they walked past each other. My uncle called out to my father hey "Jack have you forgotten me" My Uncles hair had gone almost white in the few months he had been away. Must have been tough being an asdic operators in the bowels of the ship knowing you had pinged a sub, and they had pinged you !! with not a lot of chance to get out should they hit you first. When I was growing up my Uncle used to take me to the Kelly Memorial at Hebburn, no wonder I joined the Andrew.
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