A Marine’s Eye View
Item
Title
A Marine’s Eye View
Who?
Private George Arthur Neasham
Item(s)
Typed script of personal events of Battle of Jutland, Royal Marine Service Records including enlistment document, other postwar documentation including pension, commemoration card of other relative.
Story
George Arthur Neasham was a Royal Marine. He was aboard HMS Yarmouth and wrote an account of the Battle of Jutland from a Marine’s eye view. The letter was originally handwritten whilst at sae and typed up by George when he came home.
George was a fully paid up member of the Communist Party and hence fought hard for his rights after the war.
George was a fully paid up member of the Communist Party and hence fought hard for his rights after the war.
When?
31/5/1916
Where?
Battle of Jutland
Contributor
Russell Shimin (maternal Grandson)
Collection Day
City Hall, Bradford (02/02/2019)
This item was submitted on April 8, 2019