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Catalogue reference: ADM 137/367/5
This record is about the Folios 419-505: 29 October to 4 November 1915 (paper M 010456/16), N 1791. Folios... dating from 1916 in the series Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Folios 419-505: 29 October to 4 November 1915 (paper M 010456/16), N 1791.
Folios 420-428: Covering letter and report of operations, number 1975/120 E, dated 14 November 1916 by by Cecil Fiennes Thursby, Vice Admiral, HMS Triad, comprising: disposition of battleships, 1st detached Squadron (Crete and Anatolian Coast between Samos and Rhodes), 2nd Detached Squadron (Dardanelles area), 3rd Detached Squadron (Salonika area), 4th Detached Squadron (Smyrna, Khios and Samos area), 5th Detached Squadron (Doro-Salonika transport route), 6th Detached Squadron (Bulgarian coast) and general remarks. Mention of Lieutenant Charles E Davies RNR at action on Mosko Island, (folio 423); and Captain H E Grace and Major G H Seath DSO, RMLI for operation at Chai Aghizi, (folio 424); and Flight Sub-Lieutenant Lionel C Shoppee and 2nd Lieutenant Herbert E Tansley, 4th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps, (folio 424), for direct hit on bridge over river at Shimshirli.
Folios 429-431: Enclosure No 1, number CP 7, dated 7 November 1916, by Francis Clifton Brown, Senior Officer 1st Detached Squadron, HMS Edgar, mentions that on 30 October 1916, British Vice Consul at Canea discovered dead in bed from bullet wounds apparently self-inflicted.
Folios 432-441: Enclosure No 2, number SO/25, by Arthur Kenneth Macrorie, Senior Officer 2nd Detached Squadron, HMS Theseus. Includes RNAS 'C' Squadron patrol reports numbers 285-291, (folios 435-441).
Folios 442-447: Enclosure No 3, number 41/20, dated 7 November 1916, by by Cecil Minet Staveley, Senior officer Salonica, HMS Endymion, including military summary, note that Naval Court held to investigate charge against John Cooper 2nd engineer of 'Magda', (folio 443); court-martial held to try Engineer-Lieutenant A G Barker, (folio 443); report of Affairs in Greece, (folios 444-445). Includes report number 4 dated 4 November by William G Fitzgerald, SS Sorceress, regarding SS Norseman.
Folios 448-453: Enclosure No 4, number 55/5, dated 5 November 1916, by Frank Larken, Senior officer 4th Detached Squadron, HMS Doris at Port Iero.
Folios 454-455: Enclosure No 5, number B15, dated 5 November 1916, by Archibald Cochrane, 5th Detached Squadron, HMS Skirmisher.
Folios 456-475: Enclosure No 6, number ST/25, dated 4 November 1916 by Henry Edgar Grace, 6th Detached Squadron, HMS Grafton. Report on firing to support military forces on 31 October 1916 comprising orders for Naval support, military operation orders (using Lake Tahinos-Pravista map and sketch map of mouth of Struma, military preliminary report on operation, military full reports on operation with enclosures. Mention of Major GH Seath DSO, RMLI, Naval Observation Officer, (folio 458).
Folios 476-482: Enclosure No 7, number ST/45, report of proceedings, dated 5 November 1916, by Edgar Grace, 6th Detached Squadron, HMS Grafton. Includes report on proceedings dated 4 November 1916 by Hugh Justin Tweedie, HMS Sir Thomas Picton, (folio 480); and HM Monitors Nos M28 and 32, (folios 481-482). (Note. Report of HM Monitor 18 on operations 29 October to 4 November 1916 see Volume HSA 395, Folio 520)
Folios 483-484: Enclosure No 8, number 55F, dated 10 November 1916, by Arthur Hayes-Sadler, Rear Admiral, Senior Officer Salamis, HMS Duncan. (Note. Salamis general orders and Italian mail service enclosures see Volume HSA 395, folios 163-169).
Folios 485-486: Enclosure No 9, number 25/1/16, by Charles Penrose Rushton Coode, Senior officer 5th Detached Flotilla, HMS Blenheim.
Folios 487-501: Enclosure No 10. RNAS weekly operational and intelligence reports. Report on Rumanian flight, reports for operations in Southern Bulgaria and on the Struma front, operations in Turkey, details of state and disposition of aircraft, intelligence reports on Dardanelles, Bulgaria and Greece and Smyrna with marked up map of Lake Tahinos-Pravista, (folio 499).
Folio 502: Enclosure No 11. Netting Flotilla weekly report
Folio 503: Enclosure No 12. Monthly gunnery report October [1916].
Folio 504: Admiralty notes on foregoing report and enclosures.
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