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British seaman served aboard HMS Nottingham, 1st Light Cruiser Sqdn, 1st Fleet, Home Fleet during ceremony to mark opening of Kiel Canal, Germany, 23/6/1914-30/6/1914 and in North Sea, 8/1914-12/1914; served aboard HMS Nottingham, 2nd Light Cruiser Sqdn, Battle Cruiser Fleet during Battle of Jutland in North Sea, 31/5/1916
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REEL 1 Aspects of operations as seaman aboard HMS Nottingham, 2nd Light Cruiser Sqdn, Battlecruiser Fleet during Battle of Jutland in North Sea, 31/5/1916: evading German shellfire; sight of HMS Warspite circling under heavy German fire. Aspects of period as seaman aboard HMS Nottingham, 1st Light Cruiser Sqdn, 1st Fleet, Home Fleet during ceremony to mark opening of Kiel Canal, Germany, 23/6/1914-30/6/1914 and in North Sea, 8/1914-12/1914: fraternisation with German crew of SMS Mainz at Kiel, Germany, 24/6/1914; war station; sinking of SMS Mainz during Battle of Heligoland, 28/8/1914; patrolling in North Sea, 1914-1915; story of escorting British submarine in rough weather. Aspects operations aboard aboard HMS Nottingham, 2nd Light Cruiser Sqdn, Battle Cruiser Fleet during Battle of Jutland in North Sea, 31/5/1916 role as rammer with gun crew of 6 Inch Gun; engagement between British and German battlecruisers; role scouting ahead on arrival of German High Seas Fleet; opening fire on High Seas Fleet to draw their fire; night engagement and subsequent sinking of SMS Rostock.
