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.

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