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Title: Help with Identifying Photograph WW2
Post by: awilson116 on Saturday 03 July 21 13:09 BST (UK)

Hi,

I wondered if anyone may help with any information about this photograph taken sometime during WW2.

Many thanks for your help.

Anna

Title: Re: Help with Identifying Photograph WW2
Post by: medpat on Saturday 03 July 21 13:25 BST (UK)

Name on his cap at the front looks like HMS Victorian, if so here's the history of the ship. Cold weather so northern convoys as in the history.


https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-08-HMS_Victorian.htm

Title: Re: Help with Identifying Photograph WW2
Post by: MaxD on Saturday 03 July 21 13:35 BST (UK)

HMS Victorian was a WW1 vessel not WW2.

The cap tally could be HMS Victorious, the only WW2 seagoing vessel with the beginning Victor.....
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Victorious.htm  the history shows part of her service in the frozen north.

MaxD

Title: Re: Help with Identifying Photograph WW2
Post by: awilson116 on Saturday 03 July 21 14:03 BST (UK)

Thank you MaxD and medpat for your replies,

I had been told that it was a WW2 photo with the gentleman in the middle having been identified as a relative so great to know the actual time the photograph was taken!

I will have a look at the links you have referenced.

Thank you

Anna

Title: Re: Help with Identifying Photograph WW2
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 03 July 21 15:48 BST (UK)

Certainly looks like Victorious