Able Seaman Edward Willis …at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Edward WILLIS (abt 1778 - 1854) - Possibly the same Edward Willis listed as being present at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, fighting under the command of…
Harry Jenner (1868-1930) – seconded to the Greek navy!
Harry JENNER (1868-1930) - Harry joined the navy after doing a boilermaker's apprenticeship at Chatham dockyard, and achieved the same rank - chief engine room artificer. He was seconded to…
Lionel Greenstreet – one of Shackleton’s Antarctic explorers
Lionel GREENSTREET (1889-1979) - was the 1st officer aboard the Endurance, which was Ernest Shackleton's boat during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17), also known as the Endurance Expedition. Lionel Greenstreet…
Captain Herbert Greenstreet (1851-?) – sailed the world!
NINETY TIMES ROUND THE WORLD - NEW ZEALAND COMMODORE'S RETIREMENT [The Times, Saturday, August 4th 1917] Captain Herbert Edward GREENSTREET (b1851) - who is believed to have made many more voyages…
Smuggling in Dover in the 18th and 19th Centuries
The white cliffs soaring high above Dover form a landmark that is visible on all but the darkest of nights. Smuggling was rife in Dover, and by 1745 there were…