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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: victoriajoule on Saturday 01 June 24 02:35 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help translate this for me please ? I am reading it as
Sir John Campbell
Captain HMS Invincible
? Squadron
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Is there a date for that document?
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Looks like Mediterranean Squadron to me, perhaps not quite spelt correctly.
Ian C
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Date is Nov 13th 1886
...Ian, I can see Mediterranean now you mention it ! Its a tricky one !!
Thank you
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This is from the Cork Constitution of 6 November 1886:
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Thank you ShaunJ !
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Invincible was with the Mediterranean Squadron in 1886 before returning to Devonport for refit.
(see Wikipedia entry "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Invincible_(1869)"