THE CAREER OF YEOMAN OF SIGNALS KENNETH WILLIAMS, ROYAL NAVY, 1932 - 1946.

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The Mediterranean Fleet moored of the Island of Corfu. The ships that can been seen are (from left to right) HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN, HMS SUSSEX, HMS GLORIOUS, HMS REVENGE and HMS ROYAL OAK. The photograph was taken from some high ground (some of which can be seen in foreground) above where the ships were moored, ranges of hill and mountains can be seen in the far distance.

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Category: Photographs
Related period: Interwar (content)
Catalogue number: HU 91360
Part of: WILLIAMS KENNETH (YEOMAN OF SIGNALS)

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THE CAREER OF YEOMAN OF SIGNALS KENNETH WILLIAMS, ROYAL NAVY, 1932 - 1946.

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THE CAREER OF YEOMAN OF SIGNALS KENNETH WILLIAMS, ROYAL NAVY, 1932 - 1946.

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THE CAREER OF YEOMAN OF SIGNALS KENNETH WILLIAMS, ROYAL NAVY, 1932 - 1946.

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