"Geoff Pearson" <gspearson1647@hotmail.com> wrote: > I have a photograph of Lillis Jane Kerr Condie Dick BOAG (1906-1971) > taken with a man said to be her uncle (probably Matthew Hamilton BOAG) > who is in a Royal Navy stoker's uniform. The photo was thought to be a > memento for him to take on his trips - and I guess it would have been taken 1914-16. > > His cap says "HMS Duke of..." and I can't read the rest. It doesn't look > like Edinburgh, a likely name as the family lived in Leith. > > Is there a list of all the HMS Duke of * ships I could consider against > the photo? I've Googled and not seen anything that I can screw my eyes up to fit. > > Geoff <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy> -- wtwjgc (Joe) <http://welcometowakefield.org.uk/>

"wtwjgc (Joe)" <news@welcometowakefield.org.uk> wrote in message news:483442699395050863.984530news-welcometowakefield.org.uk@news.plus.net... > "Geoff Pearson" <gspearson1647@hotmail.com> wrote: >> I have a photograph of Lillis Jane Kerr Condie Dick BOAG (1906-1971) >> taken with a man said to be her uncle (probably Matthew Hamilton BOAG) >> who is in a Royal Navy stoker's uniform. The photo was thought to be a >> memento for him to take on his trips - and I guess it would have been >> taken 1914-16. >> >> His cap says "HMS Duke of..." and I can't read the rest. It doesn't look >> like Edinburgh, a likely name as the family lived in Leith. >> >> Is there a list of all the HMS Duke of * ships I could consider against >> the photo? I've Googled and not seen anything that I can screw my eyes >> up to fit. >> >> Geoff > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy> > > -- > wtwjgc (Joe) <http://welcometowakefield.org.uk/> Joe thanks - I was hoping there would be more Dukes. The only runner here is HMS Duke of Albany - which is worth a look. Geoff