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Engineer lieutenant William Waters, R.N.
An oval photographic miniature of Engineer Lieutenant William Waters, RN. The miniature is a head/shoulders portrait with the sitter looking at the camera in his naval uniform but without his cap. Waters was killed on 1 January 1915 when the pre-Dreadnought battleship HMS Formidable (1898) was sunk by the German submarine U24. He joined the ship on 6 November 1913.
The miniature is on opal glass, which is white in appearance, and the image is in sepia tones. The miniature is set in a metal frame with a suspension loop at the top and is velvet backed.
The miniature is on opal glass, which is white in appearance, and the image is in sepia tones. The miniature is set in a metal frame with a suspension loop at the top and is velvet backed.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA7501 |
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| Type: | Photographic miniature |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Before 1915 |
| People: | Waters, Engineer William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 70 mm x 47 mm |
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