Philip Streatfeild - Naval Captain

Item

Title

Philip Streatfeild - Naval Captain

Who?

Philip Streatfeild and HMS Triumph

Item(s)

The Reveille 5th Plymouth Troop Magazine
Silk HMS Triumph
Photo of 1st Withycombe Troop BP Scouts

Story

Gary Hall is no relation to Philip Streatfeild. He had seen a magazine ‘The Reveille 5th Plymouth Troop” magazine on the internet and because of his connection with the Sea Scouts, bought it.
Philip Streatfeild was a Commissioner in the Sea Scouts and because he was due to become the Captain of the H M S Triumph, he resigned from the Sea Scouts. He was due to sail to the China Sea on H M S Triumph but became ill after a previous injury to his scalp and so did not sail. He went to hospital in Plymouth and he was unfit to command a ship being diagnosed with arterio sclerosis.
H M S Triumph went on to Gallipoli where it was later sunk by a U Boat. A lucky escape for Philip.
The magazine was brought in to be scanned/photographed along with a ‘Silk’ from H M S Triumph.
He died in 1960.

When?

Not known

Where?

Not known

Contributor

Gary Christopher Hall

Collection Day

Williton Pavilion 6th April 2019

This item was submitted on June 11, 2019