Record Number: 33318
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Fog did not lift, so we did not begin [patrol]. Spent afternoon in writing, reading etc. Leave for Officers from 4.30-6.15. Went ashore ...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:21 Aug 1914
Country:Scotland
Timeafternoon
Place:city: Kirkwall
county: Orkney Islands
specific address: Scapa Flow Naval Base
location in dwelling
other location: HMS King Alfred
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:18 Jun 1898
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Midshipman, Royal Navy
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Publication Details
n/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:33318
Source:Manuscript
Author:Leslie Richard Romer
Title:Diary Kept by L. R. Romer, 1914
Location:National Maritime Museum
Call No:MSS/74/121
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
Diary entry for 21 August 1914
Citation:
Leslie Richard Romer, Diary Kept by L. R. Romer, 1914, National Maritime Museum, MSS/74/121, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33318, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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