To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, the Admiralty Board intends to hold a service in the church of St. Martin-in-the- Fields, at noon on May 31. Wreaths on behalf of the Admiralty Board will be placed at the busts of Earl Jellicoe and Earl Beatty. The wreath-laying will be informal and, after the official wreaths have been laid there will be an opportunity for others to do so.
Navy-from the R.A.F.
MARSHALL of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur
Harris, writing to the Daily Telegraph in the correspon- dence concerning the Battle
of Jutland, said that there
was an aircraft carrier with
the Grand Fleet (he had for- gotten the name), and it had
just completed successful trials.
She was forgotten when the
Fleet put to sea, but went out
on her own initiative. She was
overtaking the Fleet, and would have been with it before the
battle. when her absence gave rise to an exchange of signals
as to where she was. She was
told to return to harbour.
Marshall Harris continued:
"As the decisive nature, and
indeed near loss, of the battle
was due to Jellicoe's lack of knowledge of the whereabouts
of the German Fleet, the mis- handling of the available air
reconnaissance facilities by those responsible was largely to
blame.
"I still assert that this country will neglect the Navy at its
peril."
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