WW1 Captured Uboats, Commanders scrap book

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

A new item to go into the display for next year is this scrap album which was the property of Robert Devlin RN Submarine service. He took the surrender of German Uboats and was part of the Dover patrol. Some fascinating photographs and items he had taken from the submarines even a piece of 100 year old seaweed !. Unfortunately he was killed in WW2 in a Sunderland crash in Plymouth harbour.

[Desert Rat]

Hello Len,

What a great part of history to have shown us....Brilliant & Many Thanks.

Desert Rat

[Davejb]

I have to say that is a very historic piece of WW1  German submarine warfare, and not many documents exist of this type in private collections

[Guest Fred Karno's Army]

I really need to take the time and go through it all, there is also a bag of loose photographs and paperwork. We close the museum in a few weeks for winter so it will give me time to take a breath !. Not for long though lol.

[Desert Rat]

Hello Len,

 

Plenty of time for you, I am sure the excitement of reading through these rare documents will encourage you!

Thank you very much again for all your hard work...and keeping WW1 "Alive" for many too visit and see!

Very Best Wishes....Desert Rat/ IanB

[Mike H]

Good Lord!! Fantastic!

[Norrie]

3 hours ago, Mike H said:

Good Lord!! Fantastic!

Hi @Mike H, I saw these in person myself...I was a trustee of the Museum...a fantastic item to have and were a fantastic display in the museum..along with many many other superb items,  It sadly closed last year, and these are all still in "Lens" possession...:)