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25-04-17, 07:02 PM
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HMS Barham, 21st November 1918.
© IWM (Q 19685A)
A Royal Marine bugler and a naval rating with the dog, mascot of the British battleship HMS Barham, 21st November 1918. 
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25-04-17, 08:27 PM
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It was certainly better to have been on board in November 1918 than the same month in 1941.
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25-04-17, 10:15 PM
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
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27-04-17, 12:55 PM
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HMS Barham Admiral & Staff
Admiral Hugh Evan Thomas, Vice Admiral in Command, 5th Battle Sqdn at Jutland, 31 May-1 Jun 1916.
Photographed on board HMS Barham with his Staff: Standing - Flag Commander W.A. Egerton, Flag Lieut Hon C.A.Colville, Secretary Fleet Paymaster J.B. Shettle. Seated - Capt A.W.Craig, Captain of Barham; VAdm Evan Thomas.   I am very fortunate to have the medal group to Secretary Paymaster Shettle. Bryan Last edited by RCN; 27-04-17 at 04:09 PM.
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27-04-17, 01:16 PM
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Nice catch,congrat.
Jo
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
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27-04-17, 03:17 PM
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Let me rephrase that...great catch,congratulations.
Jo
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
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