Collection: Travels Of A Naval Officer Volume 4 (Part 1): Gurner, V G gurner-vol-5-pic070
Description
A photograph relating to the career of Rear-Admiral Victor Gallafent Gurner (15 January 1883 – 18 October, 1950).'Russian vessel called the Koreitz' after being scuttled at Chemulpo, Korea, 1904.
Collection
Travels Of A Naval Officer Volume 4 (Part 1): Gurner, V G
Description
The first of three selections of photographs from the fourth volume belonging to Rear-Admiral Victor Gallafent Gurner mainly shows life on board ship and the effects of war between the Russians and Japanese, not least an engagement at Chemulpo Bay, Incheon, in February 1904. Gurner served as First Lieutenant…
Collection Terms & Categories
- War/Campaign/Operation: Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Region: Asia
- Country: China
- Theme (Main): History of Photography
- Theme (Main): Natural World
- Theme (Main): Travel & Exploration
- Subject: Naval, Sea & Ships
- Item: Photographic (album)
- Item: Photographic (loose)
- Information: Memoir/Biography
