Photocopies of papers relating the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 Dec 1914, comprising letter from Laborde to his father describing the action, written on 13 Dec 1914; account of the battle written by 1 and 2 Gunnery Officers of the German armoured cruiser GNEISENAU, 1914.
LABORDE, Cdr Crichton Felix (1895-1983)
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- ReferenceGB 99 KCLMA Laborde
- Dates of Creation1914
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 file
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Born in 1895; Clerk, HMS INFLEXIBLE, 1912-1915; died in 1983.
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1 file
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Copies made by the Centre in 1983 from originals lent by the family.
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