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Workbook from the Benin Expedition, 1897. (Manuscript)
1897
STR/8
Workbook from the Benin Expedition, 1897. Related Material STR/9.
Papers relating to the M'wele Expedition, 1895. (Manuscript)
1895
STR/11
Papers relating to the M'wele Expedition in 1895, including general orders, plans and a photograph.
Workbook from the Benin Expedition, 1897. (Manuscript)
1897
STR/9
Workbook, Commissariat, Benin Expedition, 1897. Related Material STR/8.
Letterbook relating to HMS THETIS, 1898. (Manuscript)
1898-1898
STR/4
Letterbook used by Stokes Rees while in command of the cruiser HMS THETIS (1890) in the Mediterranean, covering the period between 22 February 1898 and 27 December 1898, including the Blockade of Crete.
Letterbook relating to HMS THETIS, 1898-1900. (Manuscript)
1898-1900
STR/5
Letterbook used by Stokes Rees while in command of the cruiser HMS THETIS (1890) on the Mediterranean and Cape of Good Hope stations, covering the period between 28 December and 19 April 1900.…
Letterbook relating to HMS THETIS, 1900-1901. (Manuscript)
1900-1901
STR/6
Letterbook used by Stokes Rees while in command of the cruiser HMS THETIS (1890) on the Cape of Good Hope station, covering the period between 24 April 1900 and 29 May 1901. It includes references to the South African War (Boer War), disturbances at St.…
Midshipman's journal kept on HMS ROYAL OAK, 1868-1869. (Manuscript)
1868-1869
STR/1
Journal kept by Stokes Lees as a midshipman on the ironclad frigate HMS ROYAL OAK (1862) in the Mediterranean, between 13 April 1868 and 31 December 1869, including some views and track charts.
Papers relating to the deposition of the Sultan of Zanzibar, 1896. (Manuscript)
1896
STR/13
Papers relating to the deposition of the Sultan of Zanzibar, 1896.
Midshipman's journal kept on HMS ROYAL OAK and HMS LORD WARDEN, 1870. (Manuscript)
1870-1870
STR/2
Journal kept by Stokes Lees as a midshipman on the ironclad frigate HMS ROYAL OAK (1862) in the Mediterranean, between 1 January 1870 and 31 December 1870, including views and track charts. Between 21 June 1870 and 31 July 1870 he was training on the ironclad battleship HMS LORD WARDEN (1865).
Midshipman's journal kept on HMS PEMBROKE, HMS BELLEROPHON, and HMS REPULSE, 1872-1873. (Manuscript)
1872-1873
STR/3
Journal kept by Stokes Rees as a midshipman on HMS PEMBROKE (1812), flagship of the Commander-in-chief at the Nore, Sheerness, between 10 January 1972 and 30 April 1872; the battleship HMS BELLEROPHON (1865) in home waters, between 1 May 1872 and 8 July 1872; and the ironclad ship HMS REPULSE (1868)…
Captain's standing orders, circa 1900. (Manuscript)
circa 1900
STR/7
Printed standing orders for officers under Captain Stokes Rees, with manuscript and duplicated additions, undated.
Sailing orders for HMS THETIS, 1900. (Manuscript)
1900-06-02
STR/16
Sailing orders recieved by Stokes Rees while in command of the cruiser HMS THETIS (1890), from Admiral Sir Robert Harris and Commander Warren H. D'Oyly, dated 2 June 1900.
Papers relating to the Benin Expedition, 1897. (Manuscript)
1897
STR/14
Papers relating to the Benin Expedition, 1897.
Papers relating to the boarding of the HERZOG, 1900. (Manuscript)
1900-01-04
STR/15
Papers relating to the boarding of S.S. HERZOG on 4 January 1900, including a letter from Captain Percy Scott.
Papers relating to the defence of Pembroke Dockyard, 1887. (Manuscript)
1887-1887
STR/10
Papers relating to proposals for the defence of Pembroke Dockyard, March and April 1887.
Papers relating to the Ashanti Expedition, 1895-1896. (Manuscript)
1895-1896
STR/12
Documents and a booklet relating to the Ashanti Expedition, 1895-1896.
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