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Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS TURQUIOSE, 1891 (Manuscript)
1891
BCK/13/13
18 Letters to his wife written from HMS TURQUOISE.
Further letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS THALIA, 1882 (Manuscript)
1882-09 - 1882-11
BCK/13/6/B
23 letters to his wife written from HMS THALIA
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS MAGNIFICENT, 1898 (Manuscript)
1898-10 - 1898-12
BCK/13/17/B
Letters to his wife written from HMS MAGNIFICENT.
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS EDINBURGH, 1893 - including details of a collision between HMS CAMPERDOWN and HMS VICTORIA (Manuscript)
1893-06 - 1893-12
BCK/13/15/B
43 Letters to his wife written from HMS EDINBURGH, including one dated 23 June 1893 concerning the collision between HMS CAMPERDOWN ansd HMS VICTORIA.
Further letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS EDINBURGH, 1892 (Manuscript)
1892-06 - 1892-12
BCK/13/14/B
37 Letters to his wife written from HMS EDINBURGH.
Further letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS MAGNIFICENT, 1899 (Manuscript)
1899-04 - 1899-10
BCK/13/18/B
21 Letters to his wife written from HMS MAGNIFICENT.
Log and Transcriptions kept by Admiral John William Brackenbury (Manuscript)
1879-07-03 - 1879-22-07
BCK/2
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Further letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS FLIRT, 1881 (Manuscript)
1881
BCK/13/5
23 letters to his wife written from HMS FLIRT
Papers realting to proposed alterations to HMS THALIA 1882 (Manuscript)
1882
BCK/8
Loose Papers, Service Correspondence and Documents: folder of suggestions for alterations to HMS THALIA 1882
Correspondence with other naval officers 1879-1912 (Manuscript)
1879-1912
BCK/7
Loose Papers, Service Correspondence and Documents: correspondence with other naval officers 1879-1912
Papers relating to orders and decorations n.d. (Manuscript)
BCK/12
Loose Papers, Service Correspondence and Documents: orders and decorations n.d.
Log kept by Admiral John William Brackenbury (Manuscript)
1879-07-03 - 1879-22-03
BCK/2/A
Log book of the 2 Naval brigades landed in Zululand from HMS SHAH, 1879. The brigades were engaged at the battle of Gingilovo and the relief of Ekowe.
Transcription of Log kept by Admiral John William Brackenbury (Manuscript)
1879-07-03 - 1879-22-03
BCK/2/B
Transcription of excerpts from Log book of the 2 Naval brigades landed in Zululand from HMS SHAH, 1879. The brigades were engaged at the battle of Gingilovo and the relief of Ekowe (See BCK/2/A).
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS TURQUOISE, 1890 (Manuscript)
1890
BCK/13/12
Approximately 40 letters to his wife written from HMS TURQUIOSE.
Letters written from Brackenbury to his wife from HMS SHAH, 1879 (Manuscript)
1879
BCK/13/3
40 letters (some incomplete) to his wife written from HMS SHAH. Also includes some letters to Brackenbury from Captain Bradshaw, commander of the SHAH.
Letters from Brackenbury to his wife, many incomplete and undated.. (Manuscript)
1870-1876
BCK/13/1
45 Letters to his wife, many incomplete and undated.
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS HYACINTH, 1886 (Manuscript)
January 1886 - June 1886
BCK/13/8/A
38 letters to his wife wrtitten from HMS HYACINTH.
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS THALIA, 1882 (Manuscript)
January 1882 - August 1882
BCK/13/6/A
25 Letters to his wife written from HMS THALIA.
Papers concerning the VICTORIA and CAMPERDOWN collision on 23 June 1893 (Manuscript)
1893
BCK/10
Loose Papers, Service Correspondence and Documents: papers concerning the VICTORIA and CAMPERDOWN collision 23 June 1893
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS EDINBURGH, 1893 (Manuscript)
January 1893 - May 1893
BCK/13/15/A
50 Letters to his wife written from HMS EDINBURGH.
Letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS EDINBURGH, 1892 (Manuscript)
January 1892 - May 1982
BCK/13/14/A
42 Letters to his wife written from HMS EDINBURGH.
Further letters written by Brackenbury to his wife from HMS HYACINTH, 1886 (Manuscript)
1886-07 - 1886-12
BCK/13/8/B
33 letters to his wife written from HMS HYACINTH.
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