War Notabilities, Series IV. No. 4313.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Pstcard.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
Admiral the Hon. Sir Edward Meux, G.C.B, K.C.V.O. Naval A.D.C. to the King, Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth with Nelson's "Victory" as his Flagship. Entered the Navy in 1870. He served in the Egyptian War and the Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882, and was made Captain in 1889. He was Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty 1894-7; commanded the Naval Brigade at Ladysmith; was in command of the Royal Yacht 1901; second in command of the Channel Fleet 1903-4; Commander of Cruiser Squadron Mediterranean Fleet, 1904-6; and Commander-in-Chief of China Station 1908-10.
Provenance: From the Grandma and Grandpa5000 Collection, Gift of Mom5000, April 2011.
3 comments:
Rum and Buggery!
Who wouldn't want to wear a uniform like that?
I am wearing a uniform like that even as I speak.
Interesting fact, what I learned of late: It was not Winston Churchill who dismissed the naval tradition as "Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash." Rather, his assistant said it, and Churchill regretted that he hadn't thought up the line himself.
Wow, now THAT is a stiff upper lip! Handsome fellow from Another Age.
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