Catalogue

Account by Charles Henry Challen, Chief Petty Officer Stoker, R.N., of his naval career from 1907 to 1945; compiled c.1950, as follows : list of ships on which C.H. Challen served between 1905 and 1945, c. 1950 : list of contents of the account, c.1950 : newspaper cutting, entitled 'The Navy Prepares for Traditional Fare', showing a number of naval officers pouring rum into a container to pour into an outsize bowl of Christmas pudding mixture, n.d. : list of the periods served in the Royal Navy by C.H. Challen, c.1950 : Newspaper photograph of naval recruits marching, 1907 : pp. 1-3, Account entitled "Training Ship H.M.S. Nelson , 'Rookeys'", 1907 : p. 2 photograph of C.H. Challen in naval uniform taken by H.J. Bond, Gosport, Hampshire, entitled 'Just a Rookey', 1908 : p. 4, photograph of C.H. Challen in civilian dress, entitled 'on-shore leave 1909' : pp 5-7, account entitled 'The Four Black Daemons, 1912' : p.6, newspaper photograph of possibly C.H. Challen in naval uniform, 1908 : pp.10-24, account entitled 'The Chase of the German raider Emdon , 1914' : p.25 photograph, entitled 'Stoker Petty Officers, H.M.S. Hampshire ', at Gils, 1914 : p.26, newspaper photograph entitled 'Survived sinking of H.M.S. Hampshire , and with the caption: 'Flashback...A pinnace has come alongside H.M.S. Hampshire , and a group of officers gathers to receive Lord Kitchener aboard. A little later Hampshire sailed on her last voyage', n.d. [1916] : pp.27-28, account entitled 'Ramming a German submarine in the Channel 1916' : pp.31-33, account entitled 'Sinking of the Liner Bengal Castle, 1916' : pp.35-36, account entitled 'Torpedoing of the American Troop Ship Atlantic 1917' : pp.39-40, account entitled 'A Dummy Run - Costs 2 ships 1918' : p.42, photograph of C.H. Challen in tropical uniform, captioned '1924 at Burma (now Myanmar)' : pp.43-46, account entitled 'Spraying Oil on the Sea Mediterranean 1921' : p.47, photograph of a group of men in swimming costume, n.d. : p.48, photograph of C.H. Challen and three other sailors in uniform, captioned '1922 H.M.S. Temeare' : pp.49-52, account entitled 'The Cruise with the Prince George of Denmark, 1922/3' : p.53, photograph of a group of sailors posed on the deck of a ship, captioned '1922 H.M.S. Cumberland' : p.53, photograph of a group of sailors, captioned: '1927 H.M.S. Effingham ' : p.54, newspaper photograph of five men, two in civilian dress and three in the uniform of a sailor, captioned 'The Great Call Up 1939' : pp.55-57, account entitled 'Armed Prize Crew on S.S. Mariago North Sea', 28 August 1939 : pp.63-65, account entitled 'TTG/J Turned Train Guard', 1939 - 1940 : pp.69-73, account entitled 'Meeting An old ship-mate at Kabret Near the small Bitter Lake Egypt' 1941 - 1942 : p.75, photograph of C.H. Challen in uniform next to a sign reading 'The Last Out Post' and captioned 'Taken in the Desert', n.d., c.1942 : p.77-79, account entitled 'Taken for an African at Port Tewfick Egypt and Aden, and 'S.S. Nive Amsterdam at Sea', 1942 : p.81-83, account entitled 'Coastal Forces M.T.B.s = H.M.S. Bee at Weymouth and Holyhead Naval Base, 1943 - 45' : p.84, photograph captioned 'Off Duty at Weymouth Blackberrying 1944' : p.85, newspaper photograph of a column of ex-servicemen wearing suits and medals, entitled 'The Old-timers line up for the march past', n.d. : p.86, list of 'The Seven Seas', n.d. : p.95, photograph captioned 'H.M.S. Shah and H.M.S. Amethyst Battle May 29th 1877 with Iron Clad Turret Ship' : p.101, photograph of a group of men in tropical uniforms with palm trees in the background, captioned 'Burma (now Myanmar) H.M.S. Effingham 1926' : p.101, photograph of a group of men in swimming costumes on a beach, captioned 'Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] H.M.S. Effingham 1927' : p.103, photograph of C.H. Challen in tropical uniform next to a sign reading 'The Last Out Post' captioned, '1st M.N.B.D.O. 1942 Egypt, known as Desert Rat No. 28 Army Camp you had to be tough, to kill fly and bug' : p.104, list of medals to which C.H. Challen felt that he may have been entitled, but was not awarded because his service was in the Royal Navy, n.d. : p.105, photograph of C.H. Challen in front of a memorial to the men of Australia and New Zealand, captioned 'Taken at Suez Cannell Port Said 1941 on my 52nd Birthday, 1941 November 5th' : p.107, photograph of C.H. Challen in battledress, entitled '1st M.N.B.D.O. Ranked as R.S.M. Royal Marines Egypt Port Said 1942' : 109, photograph of C.H. Challen in battledress with six men in naval uniform, n.d. : p.109, photograph of C.H. Challen with three men in naval uniform, an indigenous man and a camel, captioned 'Port Said 1942, relaxing' : p.110, photograph of C.H. Challen in naval uniform captioned 'Demobed age 54 18/6/1945 age and time from Holly-Head Coastal Forces Camp H.M.S. Bee' : p.111, photograph of C.H. Challen in a suit and wearing 8 campaign medals shaking hands with another man and standing beneath a photograph of H.M.S. Winton no. 1455, captioned 'November 5th 1953 Retired age 65, I.C.I. Billingham co. Durham when you come to the end of the road' : p112, Newspaper photograph captioned 'H.M.S. Albion coming alongside the jetty at Portsmouth Dockyard, [Hampshire] her first appearance inside the Harbour', 1 July 1954 : p.113, newspaper photograph, captioned 'H.M. Submarine Tally Ho, which surfaced on Tuesday night after 'snorting' her way across the Atlantic, an underwater voyage of about 3000 miles', Spithead, 22 June 1954 : p.113, newspaper photograph, captioned 'H.M.S. Tally Ho, passing H.M.S. Anchorite, Amphion, Trespasser, Portsmouth Harbour, 2 June 1954 : p.114, newspaper photograph showing a parade of ex-servicemen, captioned 'The banner of the Stockton Branch of the Royal Naval Old Comrades' Association, which was to be dedicated, heading the procession of banners along Stockton High Street prior to the service in Stockton Parish Church on Sunday morning', 6 November 1954

Photograph of a landscape of low hills with an inlet of the sea, with large ships, explosions, parachutists and an aeroplane descending on fire, endorsed 'Suda-Bay Create [Crete] Landing of German Parachutists', May 1941 Originally enclosed in D/X 1568/1

Photograph of a ship at sea with smoke issuing from its superstructure, endorsed ' San Georgia Being Bombed and on Fire', n.d., c.1942 Originally enclosed in D/X 1568/1

Photograph endorsed ' H.M.S. Illustrious Malta Being Bombed, laying under the Gare', n.d., c. 1942 Originally enclosed in D/X 1568/1