Bottle, Cecil Edward (Oral history)

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Object description

British chief petty officer telegraphist served aboard HMS Natal, 1911-1912, served aboard HMS Actaeon, 1912-1913, served aboard HMS Diamond, 1913-1915, served aboard HMS Manners, 1915-1916; served aboard HMS Diligence, 1917; served aboard HMS Revenge, 1917-1921.

Content description

REEL 1 Recollections of service as telegraphist aboard HMS Impregnable and service aboard HMS Natal, HMS Acteon, HMS Diamond, HMS Manners, 1910-1917, and HMS Revenge, 1918-1921: training as boy wireless telegraphist aboard HMS Impregnable, Devonport, 1910-1911, including reception, swimming tests, PT, religious confirmation, wireless equipment, trips ashore and punishment canings; period as boy telegraphist aboard HMS Natal escorting royal liner with 2nd Cruiser Sqdn via Mediterranean to India, 1911-1912, including reputation of ship, effects of storm, rescue of Norwegian merchantmen, impressions of Malta, eating grapes and Indian burial ceremonies; family background and reasons for enlistment; origins of telegraphist boy recruits; PT and sporting activities; story of overhearing hearing voice transmission story on wireless aboard HMS Diligence, 1917; opinion of wireless signals officers. REEL 2 Continues: role of wireless on destroyer; wavelengths; attitude of officers and signalmen towards wireless branch personnel; operations against gun runners aboard HMS Diamond, 1914; rescue role aboard HMS Diamond following sinking of HMS Formidable, 1/1/1915; service as leading telegraphist aboard HMS Manners based with 11 Destroyer Flotilla, Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, 1915-1917, including search in storm for survivors from HMS Hampshire, ca 2/6/1916, effects of rough weather, wireless watch duties, patrols covering Lerwick-Bergen convoys, receiving orders for torpedo attack on German Fleet during Battle of Jutland, 31/5/1916, injury during collision with HMS Defence whilst leaving Rosyth, ca 2/1916 and view of night action at Jutland, 31/5/1916-1/6/1916; reaction to demobilisation; 3/1923; period at Drafting Office, Chatham Barracks, 1921-1923; absence of naval pension and refusal to join Royal Naval Reserve; family attitude to enlistment, 1910.

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Pre-1914 (content), First World War (content), Interwar (content)
Creator: Baynham, Henry (Production company)
Baynham, Henry (Recorder)
Bottle, Cecil Edward (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1973-02-02
Dimensions: whole: Duration 60, Number Of Items 2
Catalogue number: 9007

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Bottle, Cecil Edward
Royal Navy, HMS Impregnable, Training Establishment, Devonport
Royal Navy, Ship, Natal
Royal Navy, Ship, Diamond
Royal Navy, HMS Manners, Frigate, (1943)
Royal Navy, Ship, Diligence
Royal Navy, HMS Dauntless, Destroyer, (2007)
Royal Navy, HMS Hampshire, Armoured Cruiser, (1903)
Royal Navy, Ship, Revenge
Royal Navy, Ship, Formidable
Royal Navy, Barrack- Chatham
Royal Navy, MTB 246, Motor Torpedo Boat, (1943)
Associated events

31/2(41).1
31/2(41).7
31/2(262).2
31/2(540).2
12/3(261.2).5
Associated places

GB, England
Devonport, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
GB, England & Chatham, Kent <Barracks>
GB, Scotland
GB, Scotland & Scapa Flow, ???
GB, Scotland & Rosyth, Fife
MI
EI
in
Associated themes

Tape 3.75 ips

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