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Sailors salute to King George V
Unknown, 1915, Document
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Sailors salute to King George V
Sailors salute to King George V
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29852
Title
Sailors salute to King George V
Description
A page from a World War One scrapbook (vol 1) shows a picture of naval personnel cheering King George V during his visit to the Grand Fleet 1916 after the Battle of Jutland; picture of "Bubbles", the advert for Pears soap powder and a press cutting of Commander William James Executive Officer on the Battle Cruiser HMS Queen Elizabeth sunk at the Battle of Jutland, who had thought to have been lost at sea.
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Unknown
Date
1915
Size
27.5 x 21.8 cm
Type
Document
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Sir William Milbourne James (1881-1973) had a distinguished naval career which only ended on his retirement in 1944. There is a connection between him and the picture of 'Bubbles'. It is said that during his childhood his likeness was used in the Pears advert and this earned him the nickname of Bubbles in the Navy.
This image is taken from the 1st of 2 scrapbooks compiled during World War One by the Thomson Family who were living at Glengyle Terrace in Edinburgh. Most of the items pasted into the scrapbooks are press cuttings, leaflets and ephemera but a couple of articles, such as letters and a ration book, give personal details and an indication of the impact of war on the family. Many of the letters of correspondence are sent to Thomas Thomson. Thomas Davidson Thomson was only 3 years old at the outbreak of war and so, his parents must have collated and maintained the scrapbooks, which span the full period of the war, on his behalf.
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Thomson Family WW1 scrapbooks (volume 1)
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