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Folios 434-437: Enclosure No 4. Report of proceedings dated 19 September 1916 by...

Catalogue reference: ADM 137/545/5

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ADM 137/545/5
Date
1916
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Folios 434-437: Enclosure No 4. Report of proceedings dated 19 September 1916 by Captain Frank Larken, HMS Doris at Port Iero, Senior Officer, Fourth Detached Squadron. Includes report on fight between large party of Turks and Greeks on Gymno Island (folios 438-439).

Folios 440-441: Enclosure No 6. Report of proceedings of the Fifth Detached Squadron for 17 to 23 September 1916 by Archibald Cochrane, HMS Skirmisher, Senior Officer 5th Detached Squadron.

Folios 442-445: Enclosure No 7. Report of proceedings of the Sixth Detached Squadron for 17 to 23 September 1916 by Captain Edgar Grace, HMS Grafton, Senior Officer, 6th Detached Squadron.

Folio 446: Enclosure No 8. Report of proceedings dated 26 September 1916 by Rear Admiral Arthur Hayes-Sadler, HMS Exmouth.

Folio 447: Enclosure No 9. Report of proceedings dated 26 September 1916 by Rear Admiral Arthur Hayes-Sadler, HMS Exmouth. Folio 448: Copy of Salamis general orders dated 39 September 1916 – addenda No 3.

Folios 449-450: Enclosure No 10. Weekly summary of operations of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla for 16 to 23 September 1916 by Charles Penrose Rushton Coode,HMS Blenheim, Captain (D,) Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.

Folios 451-465: Enclosure No 11. Naval Air Service including weekly operations report number 27 dated 22 September 1916 and intelligence summaries for Bulgaria, Dardanelles and Smyrna areas. With sketch maps of recently constructed defences observed by aircraft in the Aivalik area and of Chesme defences (folio 464). (Aerial photographs referred to at folio 453 are filed at folios 539-541).

Folios 466-467: Admiralty notes on foregoing report and enclosures.

Folios 468-541: 24-30 September 1916 (papers M 09329/16 and N 1793/16).

Folios 469-477: Covering letter and report of operations dated 12 October 1916 (paper No 1746/120.E) by Vice Admiral Cecil Fiennes Thursby on HMS Lord Nelson with reports of detached squadrons as follows 1st Detached Squadron (Crete and the 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 HMS Harpy closing the village of Kuluk and her commander, Hugh T England being severely wounded.

Folios 478-480: Enclosure Number 1. Report of proceedings of First Detached Squadron dated 4 October 1916 by Francis Clifton Brown, HMS Edgar, Captain and Senior Officer, First Detached Squadron. Includes reports of cattle raids in the Gulfs of Iassus and Mandelyah (folios 481-483).

Folios 484-493: Report of proceedings of the Second Detached Squadron for 24 to 30 September 1916 by Captain Arthur Kenneth Macrorie, HMS Theseus, Senior Officer, Second Detached Squadron, includes RNAS reconnaissance reports.

Folios 494-496: Enclosure No 3. Report of proceedings for 24 to 30 September 1916 by Captain Cecil Minet Staveley, HMS Endymion, 3rd Detached Squadron, Senior Naval Officer, Salonika.

Folios 497-500: Enclosure No 4. Report of proceedings dated 1 October 1916 by Captain Frank Larken, HMS Doris at Port Iero, Senior Officer, Fourth Detached Squadron.

Folios 501-502: Enclosure No 5. Report of proceedings of the Fifth Detached Squadron for 24 to 30 September 1916 by Archibald Cochrane, HMS Skirmisher, Senior Officer 5th Detached Squadron.

Folios 503-505: Enclosure No 6. Report of proceedings of the Sixth Detached Squadron for 24 to 30 September 1916 by Captain Edgar Grace, HMS Grafton, Senior Officer, 6th Detached Squadron.

Folio 506: Flying report dated 29 September 1916 by Flight Lieutenant Field and Sub Lieutenant Hampton.

Folio 507: Disposition of Sixth Detached Squadron.

Folio 508: Report of artillery demonstration dated 1 October 1916 in regards to HMS Grafton, HMS Picton and M32.

Folio 509: Weekly report of operations of HMS Sir Thomas Picton dated 30 September 1916.

Folio 510: Report of proceedings of M18 dated 30 September 1916 by Lieutenant Commander Reginald Guy Stone.

Folio 511: Report dated 1 October 1916 for M20.

Folios 512-514: Firing reports for M28 and M32 dated 30 September and 1 October 1916.

Folios 515-516: Enclosure Number 7. Report of proceedings dated 6 October 1916 by Rear Admiral Arthur Hayes-Sadler, HMS Duncan.

Folio 517: Copy of Salamis general orders dated 4 October 1916 – addenda number 4.

Folios 518-520: Enclosure No 8. Weekly summary of operations of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla for 23 to 30 September 1916 by Charles Penrose Rushton Coode,HMS Blenheim, Captain (D,) Fifth Destroyer Flotilla.

Folios 521-532: Enclosure No 9. Naval Air Service including weekly operations report number 28 dated 29 September 1916 and intelligence summaries for Bulgaria and Greece, Dardanelles and Smyrna areas. Mention of raid on Drama railway station by Flight Lieutenant E.P. Hardman, CPO Marchant, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Whetnall, AM1 H. Howes, Flight Sub-Lieutenant B. Shoppee, Lieutenant A.G. Thackeray, Flight Sub-Lieutenant B.A. Millard, Flight Lieutenant Wood and Lieutenant W. Park. Plan of Kavalla defences (folio 531).

Folios 533-538: Admiralty notes on and extracts of foregoing report and enclosures.

Folios 539-541: Aerial photographs of Chai Aghizi area 8 September 1916 by “A” Squadron No 2 Wing.

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HS 545
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