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BENJAMIN SIDDLE RM

H.M.S. Royal Adelaide 1890 Ref: 22465
H.M.S. Royal Adelaide 1890
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My great-grandfather served on this ship between 1875/1876 as a Royal Marine marksman, having joined the RM's at 13 years old in 1870. He also served on HMS's 'Agincourt', 'London', 'Simoom', 'Thetis', 'Lion' and finally 'Mercury'. I have a very fine etching of HMS 'Agincourt', aground on the Pearl Rock, Gibralta and am hoping to locate prints/photos of his other ships noted above. I served with the RN, from 1952, to 1961, with immense pride and pleasure as an L/SA (v).

Written by Peter Graham Siddle. To send Peter Graham Siddle a private message, click here.

A memory of Devonport in Devon shared on Thursday, 19th November 2009.

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