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736	November 2015	41	Navy News

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Help wanted with Jutland pictures MEMBERS of the public are being asked to help reunite a number of photographs of Royal Naval personnel with their descendants. A collection of pictures of some sailors and Royal Marines who died at Jutland have been given to HMS Callliope, the Royal Naval Reserve unit at Gateshead. Around 20 photos were donated but only seven of the sailors and marines were named. Those identified were WF Rowlingson, TJ Hogan, W Fletcher, Thomas Trish, Frederick Thomas Horsfall, William Collins and Thomas Edward Sutcliffe. Calliope’s heritage officer Lt Cdr Duncan Young is hoping relatives of the men will come forward before the Battle of Jutland centenary commemorations next year. “Sadly, we don’t know who left these photos at our gatehouse and as such there is a gap in our understanding of who they were and indeed if they have any family still living in the region,” he said. “We’d like to be able to show the families the photographs and invite them to take part in HMS Calliope’s remembrance events for the Battle of Jutland and wider maritime campaign next year.” The North East has a proud association with the Royal Navy. Notable examples are Lord Collingwood from Morpeth who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar, the WW2 submarine base at Blyth and the hundreds of ships built on the Tyne, including HMS Ark Royal, HMS King George V and HMS Newcastle. One hundred years ago HMS Calliope was a light cruiser that took part in the sea battle at Jutland. She received a number of hits from the German fleet during the battle and ten of her crew were killed in action. There has been a Royal Naval Reserve presence on Tyneside since 1905, when Tyne Division of the RNVR was formed. For its first training ship, the Division chose the famous HMS Calliope, veteran of the Samoa Hurricane, which was berthed at Elswick in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1951, the original HMS Calliope was replaced by HMS Falmouth, which was renamed Calliope. This new ship kept the same moorings at Elswick. The unit moved ashore in 1968 to its current location, retaining the name HMS Calliope. Anyone with information about the photographs is asked to email yuncandoung2@yahoo. co.uk or write to Unit Heritage officer, HMS Calliope, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE10 8WH. .Jutland Centenary plan, see page 43		Calliope

Navy News Issue	Month / Year	Page	Index
736	November 2015	43	Navy News

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