Correspondence, notes, photographs and newspaper cuttings
Include three newspaper cuttings concerning the inauguration of the Royal Indian Navy, Oct 1934-Jun 1938; navigational notes on the Mergui Archipelago, 1935; letter from Gordon at Simla regarding future organisation in India; correspondence with Vice Admiral Sir Herbert Fitzherbert while on a staff course in the UK, 1939 (copies of the letters out with original replies); letter from the commissioned writer JX Soares, 30 Dec 1938, concerning the promotion of warrant officers to commissioned rank; paper, 'The RIN - its Vicissitudes, Administration & Development', written by Streatfield-James, 1939, with annotations by Fitzherbert; and two copies of a report on a recruiting tour in the Punjab, 1943, with eighteen photographs.
Record details
| Item reference: | RIN/3/2 |
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| Catalogue section: | Records of semi-governmental and non-governmental organisations |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 28 items |
| Date made: | 1934-1943 |
| Creator: | The Royal Indian Navy Association |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Badges of the Royal Indian Marine (Manuscript) (RIN/3/1)
- Correspondence, notes, photographs and newspaper cuttings (Manuscript) (RIN/3/2)
- Collection of Christmas cards and accompaying photographs (Manuscript) (RIN/3/3)
- Recruiting photographs, HMIS PATIALA (Manuscript) (RIN/3/4)
- Photographs of recruiting posters showing naval personnel and vessels in combat (Manuscript) (RIN/3/5)
- Draft of 'In the Wake' by Streatfield-James, 15 August 1947, published by Charles Skilton Ltd, 1983 (Manuscript) (RIN/3/6)
- Correspondence with Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Miles on the future of the two new navies of India and Pakistan, and also 1 letter criticising the first draft of Streatfield-James', 'In the Wake', 4 September 1947. (Manuscript) (RIN/3/7)
- Papers concerning the RIN Mutiny in Bombay and subsequent submission by Streatfield-James to Admiral Patterson, a member of the Board of Enquiry (Manuscript) (RIN/3/8)
- Collection of identified photographs, photo-postcards and newspaper cuttings regarding Streatfield-James (Manuscript) (RIN/3/9)
- Collection of unidentified photographs and negatives (Manuscript) (RIN/3/10)
- Collection of pamphlets and magazines (Manuscript) (RIN/3/11)
- Volume of newspaper cuttings commenting on the proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry into the mutiny in the RIN, titled 'RIN Inquiry Commision - Press Cuttings, commenced 19 April 1946' (Manuscript) (RIN/3/12)
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