This page has personal photos (post cards) of some of the crew of the Lion as well as photos of the RNVR London.
Sincerely Yours R. Morrison
To Frank Read RNVR (may or may not be either Lion crew or RNVR)
Vic (Queenie)
J. Dalton
George Wilmore
Walter Thomas Edmonds
Fairly sure this is Frank Read
Frank again, probably pre-war.
Jack ? (Maybe someone can decipher the last name and/or initials)
Sincerely Yours ? 20.10.16
Unable to read inscription on front. Might have been a Marine or perhaps simply an Army friend.
G. Fletcher (perhaps)
Yours Sincerely Freddie
Last name R, illegible on back.
I’ll need some tips on this one.
S. Jarralt (?)
Lion Crewmember
Yours very sincerely Colin Brown (May be the Colin mentioned frequently in the diary)
I’m not sure who this is but he’s in several photos. Do we know the history of the hat style? Is that the Lion?
Jock
Frank, I believe, in sitting on deck.
I’m not 100% sure but Frank might be sitting on deck, middle of five sailors.
H.M.S. “Lion” Seamen’s Racing Gigs Crew (Champions, Grand Fleet) 1918
Sid
Sig J A Gooch RNVR London June 1915
Sincerely Yours Alec
We would like to publish at least some of this diary on the Scotland’s War website (www.scotlandswar.ed.ac.uk) particularly as Lion spent time at Rosyth on the Forth. Pleaswe let us know what you think.
Hi Alistair, I apologize for not answering this immediately. For some reason, I never got a notification of your comment. You can link to this site and use portions of the diary, no problem. Let me know when you’ve set it up and I’ll take a look then post a link from here to your site. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you very much. We are currently building a new website, so nothing will appear immediately. I have a good painting of HMS Lion that I can send tpo you if you give me an email address.
I’ll send my email address now. Thanks for the offer.