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Squadron Translation
« on: Saturday 01 June 24 02:35 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help translate this for me please ?  I am reading it as
Sir John Campbell
Captain HMS Invincible
? Squadron
North shields, tynemouth, prudhoe, west wylam, urchfont, isle of thanet

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Re: Squadron Translation
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 June 24 04:58 BST (UK) »
Is there a date for that document?

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Re: Squadron Translation
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 01 June 24 05:07 BST (UK) »
Looks like Mediterranean Squadron to me, perhaps not quite spelt correctly.

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Re: Squadron Translation
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 01 June 24 06:30 BST (UK) »
Date is Nov 13th 1886

...Ian, I can see Mediterranean now you mention it !  Its a tricky one !!

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North shields, tynemouth, prudhoe, west wylam, urchfont, isle of thanet

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Re: Squadron Translation
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 01 June 24 11:51 BST (UK) »
This is from the Cork Constitution of 6 November 1886:
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Re: Squadron Translation
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 01 June 24 21:07 BST (UK) »
Thank you ShaunJ !
North shields, tynemouth, prudhoe, west wylam, urchfont, isle of thanet

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Re: Squadron Translation
« Reply #6 on: Monday 03 June 24 01:54 BST (UK) »
Invincible was with the Mediterranean Squadron in 1886 before returning to Devonport for refit.
(see Wikipedia entry "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Invincible_(1869)"
Baron (of Blackburn), Chadwick (Oswaldtwistle), Watkins (Swansea), Jones (x3 Swansea), Colton (Shropshire), Knight (Shropshire/Montgomery) , Bullen (Norfolk), White (Dorset)
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