Object: Ashmore CB DSO

Title:

Ashmore CB DSO

Object name(s):

photographs; photograph album

Brief description:

Album 1 (of 3) relating to Vice Admiral L H Ashmore CB, DSO*. 125 photographs 1 - 95 relate to the period 1913 - 1915 when Leslie Ashmore was serving in the cruiser 'Essex' on the North America & West Indies Station. No negatives taken of these photographs. 1. 'Essex' (9,800 tons), off Vera Cruz, flying the flag of Rear Admiral Cradock. 2. Entering St John's, Newfoundland. 3. View over foscle. 4. Flying the Duke of Connaught's Standard. 5. Captain Hugh Watson. 6. Group of 6 officers. 7. Group of 7 officers. 8. Group of 12 officers. 9. HRH on board at Newfoundland. 10. Taken from crane - Bermuda. 11. Taken from crane - Bermuda. 12. 'Essex' - looking aft from focsle. 13. Bermuda - Dockside. 14. Bermuda - Dockside. 15. The Island of St Thomas. 16. Street Scene, St Lucia. 17. Lt Cdr Benson reading in his cabin. 18. Captain Watson in his cabin. 19. Bermuda - Dockside. 20. Jamaica - Dockside. 21. Admiral Cradock and his Staff. 22. Tennis/Croquet at Vera Cruz. 23. Christmas Day 1914 at Bermuda. Officers in the Wardroom. 24. 'Duguay Trouin' in Conde. 25. Two men in a small boat, Jamaica. 26. Island view of Jamaica. 27. Hauling a shark inboard (?) 28 - 32 - February to April 1914 28. Mexican Troops, Tampico. 29. Mexican gunboat 'Zaragaza' (1,200 tons) - old cruiser of 1891. 30. Tampico. 31. Mexican Troops, Tampico. 32. Mexican Troops, Tampico. 33. Refugee Steamer, Tampico. 34. Mexican Gunboat, Vera Cruz, Tampico. 35. Vera Cruz Naval Academy after American bombardment. 36. Mexican Gunboat, Tampico. 37. Burnt bodies, Tampico. 38. Merchant Ships, Tampico. 39. Trenches, Tampico. 40. Oil Wells, Tampico. 41. Soldiers, Tampico. 42. Church, Tampico. 43. Dead cow, Tampico. 44. Barred Gate, Tampico. 45. Shipping in port with gunboat 'Bravo', Tampico. 46. Dead bodies, Tampico. 47. Sunken steamer, Tampico. 48. Harbour scene , Tampico. 49. Small warship - gunboat 'Tampico' (980 tons), Tampico. 50. Mexican troops, Tampico. 51. Field gun, Tampico. 52. Corpses, Tampico. 53. Corpses, Tampico. 54. Troops returning from the trenches, Tampico. 55. Stern of refugee steamer (flying White Ensign), Tampico. 56. Burning corpses, Tampico. 57. Two men hanging from a tree, Tampico. 58. Oil Wells - Tanks, Tampico. 59. HMS 'Hermione' (4,360 tons), Tampico. 60. Mexican gunboat 'Bravo' (1,200 tons), Tampico. 61. Vera Cruz. Burrough and Owens beside railway engine run by 'Essex' to bring in refugees. 62. Vera Cruz. Seaplane taxiing. 63. Vera Cruz. Admiral Cradock and Staff. 64. Vera Cruz. Naval Academy after American bombardment. 65. Vera Cruz. Railway Station full of American troops. 66. Vera Cruz. Naval Academy after American bombardment. 67. Mortuary with victims of 'Empress of Ireland' disaster. 68. Yacht 'Early Grey' carrying bodies to Quebec. Press cutting - The Times - 1.8.85 Obituary of Chief Wireless Operator of the 'Empress of Ireland'. 69. Quebec. The Club. 70. Quebec. The Club. 71. Quebec. Disembarking bodies in temporary coffins. 72. Cdr Tweedie and Benson (in hooded jacket). 73. Benson and Duke of Connaught. 74. Norwegian collier which rammed the 'Empress of Ireland'. 75. 'Essex' flying HRH's flag. 76. Yacht 'Early Grey'. Press cutting - Daily Telegraph. 1984. See 68 above. Mr R Ferguson visits the National Maritime Museum. 77. Up Saguinay river. 78. Pope, Buller, Watson, HRH and Richmond. 79. Benson with salmon caught by fly-fishing. 80. 4 officers and a civilian aboard 'Essex' at Quebec. 81. Officers and crew with Duke of Connaught. 82. HRH with S/Lt Ashmore and Buller in piquet boat. 83. HRH landing at Bay of Islands (?), Newfoundland. 84. HRH and Staff at Quebec. 85. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 86. HRH, S/Lt Ashmore and Governor of Newfoundland. 87. Brett - 7th Hussars. 88. 'Mauretania' at Halifax. 89. HRH with clergyman on quarterdeck of 'Essex'. 90. Scotch terrier on the capstan. 91. Canadian Transports escorted home by 'Essex'. Early 1915. 92. Canadian Transports escorted home by 'Essex'. Early 1915. 93. German SS 'Bethania' captured by 'Essex' off Charleston, USA, with crew of 500 officers and men ex 'Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse' sunk by HMS 'Highflyer' off west coast of Africa. 94. Canadian transport. 95. Prize in tow. German officers on quarterdeck of 'Essex'. Photographs 96 - 125 relate of the Baltic Submarine Flotilla. 96. Rogekul, near Hapsal. Our depot. 97. Reval's frozen harbour. 98. 'C-class' submarines in frozen harbour. (8714). 99. Rogekul, September - October 1917. Group of 6 Officers. 100. 4 Officers, including Eng Lt Jackson and Staff Surgeon Hole at Hango, Finland. 101. View of Hango from the shore. (8715). 102. Russian destroyers in harbour. 103. Trouble with 'C-class' submarine propeller. 104. Hango. Officer in canoe. Shoreline in background. 105. Hango. Closer view from shore. (8708C). 106. Our depot ship. A group of Officers relaxing on deck. 107. Lt Cdr Fenner holding tennis racket. 108. C-class submarines at Rogekul. (8708A). 109. 3 Officers, including Lt's Stanley & Satow & an RNR Officer. 110. Lt Cdr Vaughan Jones. 111. Mrs Benckendorff (Maura Budberg), Cdr Cromie & Baroness Schilling in a Drosky. (8708B). 112. Lt Cecil Kershaw with tennis racket. 113. Distant view of Hango from the shore. 114. HMS/m 'C35' (C-class). Lt Ashmore's first command. 115. Russian cruiser 'Oleg' at Reval. 116. Beach huts at Hango. (8709A). 117. Stern of a 'C-class' submarine in dry dock. 118. HMS/m 'C35' (C-class) in dry dock. (8709C). 119. Tennis at Hango. (8709B). 120. 2 Laplanders with reindeer in the background. (8706B). 121. Lap woman. 122. 2 Laplanders. (8706C). 123. Reindeer. (8706A). 124. 2 Laps and reindeer. 125. HMS/m 'E46' (E-class). The Soccer Team. Includes Lt Leslie Ashmore (after his return from the Baltic).

Collection:

National Museum of the Royal Navy

Associated person:

Ashmore, Leslie, Haliburton VA Sir (CB DSO)

Associated person:

Cradock, Christopher George Francis Maurice (KCVO CB SGM)

Associated person:

Fenner, Athelstan, Alfred, Lennox Lt Cdr

Associated person:

Satow, Christopher, Paul

Associated person:

Jackson, Stanley (OBE)

Object name:

photographs; photograph album

Object number:

RNSM 99/R135/(DP)(1)

Non confidential restriction level:

level2

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