The name of Gilbert Harriman is remembered in my family as the trainer of my grandfather, Charles Warren’s racing ponies, known as the “Tile” ponies, during the years 1920-1923. When one of the Tile ponies won the Professional Cup at the Happy Valley Derby, a photographer was hired to commemorate the occasion, snapping Charles Warren and his daughter Evelyn together with Harriman and the magnificent trophy for posterity.<Read more ...>
My wife's great uncle. Served HMS Tamar captured by Japanese invading forces 25 Dec 1941. Died on ss Lisbon Maru 02 Oct 1942
We would like to fill in the gap between capture and his death eg - which camp was he held in, are there any documentary references to Thomas, mention in memoires etc <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1939
HMS Tamar in colour from an amateur 8mm pre-war film clip, that had been reprocessed for TV viewing and grabbed from a TV screen with a hand-held digital camera.
Not the greatest of sharpness, but interesting as a general view of the naval basin in colour in 1939. <Read more ...>
On a BBC TV program shown recently titled “Lost Films of WW11” amongst the first shots is a brief clip of close views of HMS TAMAR taken unusually on colour film.
Filmed by an officer on HMS KENT from his ship in 1939.
Other views of Hong Kong followed plus more taken on HMS Kent.
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1965
View of the city in Feb 1965 (taken by Andrew Richards on Facebook) see the 2 towers on Harcourt Road, something to do with the preparations for the Flyover <Read more ...>
