1993, ISBN: 9781898594024

Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 pages, illustrations--… Mehr…

Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 pages, illustrations-----------------------------------------------------------Henry Graham de Chair was born in 1905, the son of an Admiral, and it was natural that he should follow the family tradition as a naval officer.The end of the First World War brought drastic reductions in Service personnel following the `Geddes axe'. Whereas the average number of cadets joining the Royal. Naval College at Osborne had been some 120 boys, the intake in May 1919 was reduced to 36, all aged 13, of which the author was one. This Exmouth term — the first of the smaller post-war terms, marked the end of an era. Eight years later, following Sub Lieutenants' specialist courses, the number of officers joining the Fleet was reduced to 24, of which 15 were required to serve in submarines.------------------------------------------------------------------------In 1927, the author's father was Governor of New South Wales and he was appointed to a sloop, HMS Laburnum on the New Zealand station. The author travelled to New Zealand in a passenger ship, acting as King's Messenger with Confidential Books for ships in the East Indies, Australian and New Zealand squadron. He later served as aide-de-camp to his father.This book covers a varied and interesting career in the Royal Navy from which the modern generation can read what world-wide service entailed. To quote the publisher, "It would make the modern Naval Officer green with envy."The reader must decide whether the subtitle of the book — "Indiscretions of a Salthorse" is justified or a libel.Commander Henry Graham de Chair was awarded the DSC while serving in HMS Vimy during the Battle of the Atlantic, and a Bar to his DSC following the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro when he commanded HMS Venus., 0<

1993, ISBN: 1898594023

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[EAN: 9781898594024], [PU: Parapress], Jacket, Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781898594024], [PU: Parapress], Jacket, Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 pages, illustrations-----------------------------------------------------------Henry Graham de Chair was born in 1905, the son of an Admiral, and it was natural that he should follow the family tradition as a naval officer.The end of the First World War brought drastic reductions in Service personnel following the `Geddes axe'. Whereas the average number of cadets joining the Royal. Naval College at Osborne had been some 120 boys, the intake in May 1919 was reduced to 36, all aged 13, of which the author was one. This Exmouth term — the first of the smaller post-war terms, marked the end of an era. Eight years later, following Sub Lieutenants' specialist courses, the number of officers joining the Fleet was reduced to 24, of which 15 were required to serve in submarines.------------------------------------------------------------------------In 1927, the author's father was Governor of New South Wales and he was appointed to a sloop, HMS Laburnum on the New Zealand station. The author travelled to New Zealand in a passenger ship, acting as King's Messenger with Confidential Books for ships in the East Indies, Australian and New Zealand squadron. He later served as aide-de-camp to his father.This book covers a varied and interesting career in the Royal Navy from which the modern generation can read what world-wide service entailed. To quote the publisher, "It would make the modern Naval Officer green with envy."The reader must decide whether the subtitle of the book — "Indiscretions of a Salthorse" is justified or a libel.Commander Henry Graham de Chair was awarded the DSC while serving in HMS Vimy during the Battle of the Atlantic, and a Bar to his DSC following the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro when he commanded HMS Venus., Books<

1993, ISBN: 1898594023

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[EAN: 9781898594024], Jacket, Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 page… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781898594024], Jacket, Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 pages, illustrations-----------------------------------------------------------Henry Graham de Chair was born in 1905, the son of an Admiral, and it was natural that he should follow the family tradition as a naval officer.The end of the First World War brought drastic reductions in Service personnel following the `Geddes axe'. Whereas the average number of cadets joining the Royal. Naval College at Osborne had been some 120 boys, the intake in May 1919 was reduced to 36, all aged 13, of which the author was one. This Exmouth term — the first of the smaller post-war terms, marked the end of an era. Eight years later, following Sub Lieutenants' specialist courses, the number of officers joining the Fleet was reduced to 24, of which 15 were required to serve in submarines.------------------------------------------------------------------------In 1927, the author's father was Governor of New South Wales and he was appointed to a sloop, HMS Laburnum on the New Zealand station. The author travelled to New Zealand in a passenger ship, acting as King's Messenger with Confidential Books for ships in the East Indies, Australian and New Zealand squadron. He later served as aide-de-camp to his father.This book covers a varied and interesting career in the Royal Navy from which the modern generation can read what world-wide service entailed. To quote the publisher, "It would make the modern Naval Officer green with envy."The reader must decide whether the subtitle of the book — "Indiscretions of a Salthorse" is justified or a libel.Commander Henry Graham de Chair was awarded the DSC while serving in HMS Vimy during the Battle of the Atlantic, and a Bar to his DSC following the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro when he commanded HMS Venus.<

1993, ISBN: 1898594023

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[EAN: 9781898594024], Jacket, Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 page… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781898594024], Jacket, Tunbridge Wells, 1993, Parapress, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Fine / VG condition ( light wear to back of dj cover), 195 pages, illustrations-----------------------------------------------------------Henry Graham de Chair was born in 1905, the son of an Admiral, and it was natural that he should follow the family tradition as a naval officer.The end of the First World War brought drastic reductions in Service personnel following the `Geddes axe'. Whereas the average number of cadets joining the Royal. Naval College at Osborne had been some 120 boys, the intake in May 1919 was reduced to 36, all aged 13, of which the author was one. This Exmouth term — the first of the smaller post-war terms, marked the end of an era. Eight years later, following Sub Lieutenants' specialist courses, the number of officers joining the Fleet was reduced to 24, of which 15 were required to serve in submarines.------------------------------------------------------------------------In 1927, the author's father was Governor of New South Wales and he was appointed to a sloop, HMS Laburnum on the New Zealand station. The author travelled to New Zealand in a passenger ship, acting as King's Messenger with Confidential Books for ships in the East Indies, Australian and New Zealand squadron. He later served as aide-de-camp to his father.This book covers a varied and interesting career in the Royal Navy from which the modern generation can read what world-wide service entailed. To quote the publisher, "It would make the modern Naval Officer green with envy."The reader must decide whether the subtitle of the book — "Indiscretions of a Salthorse" is justified or a libel.Commander Henry Graham de Chair was awarded the DSC while serving in HMS Vimy during the Battle of the Atlantic, and a Bar to his DSC following the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro when he commanded HMS Venus.<

1993, ISBN: 1898594023

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