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A talk by Mark Harris 'Harwich Submarine Flotilla in the Great War'
Mark Harris is a military historian specialising in telling the story of the naval aspects of the Great War. He aims to reveal new insights from previously unpublished material, using both official archives and records of the experiences of the participants. This talk tells the authoritative story of the Royal Navy's first submarine camp...
2 March 1918: Lieutenant Earle Wayne Freed Childs
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Lieutenant Earle Wayne Freed Childs from Philadelphia was 24 years old and was on board HMS H5, a Royal Navy submarine as an observer. HMS H5 was sunk after being rammed by the by the British merchantman S.S. Rutherglen when mistaken for a German U-boat on 2 March 1918. Sadly, all on board perished. A message was received on 7 March 1918 by Vic...