Group portrait of the whole Coast Artillery School staff seen in front of the Gogarth Hotel, complete with the Commandant's dog in the front

This material is held atGwasanaeth Archifau Conwy / Conwy Archive Service

Reference
- GB 2008 CP500/13
Dates of Creation
- 1942
Physical Description
- 1 photograph

Scope and Content

JC, the donor, is 4th from left in the second row from the back, immediately below the flagpole. He remembers this as being a very happy time and the school as being a happy band

Archive Record|Table of contents

Coastal Artillery School, LlandudnoCP500

Loading a 4" naval gun with shells. This gun was firing at a towed target at a range of about 8,000 yardsCP500/1

Loading the 4" naval gun:CP500/2

A 4" naval gun firing out to sea over Llandudno BayCP500/3

Naval gun after firingCP500/4

A 6" coast defence gun at action stations [not at Llandudno]CP500/5

A 6" naval gun showing central pivot [not at Llandudno] as CP500/5CP500/6

A 9" coast defence gun in its emplacement at LlandudnoCP500/7

A 9" gunCP500/8

A twin 6lb gunCP500/9

The twin 6-pounder showing the breech mechanismCP500/10

The twin 6-pound gun seen in anti-aircraft positionCP500/11

An individual 12 lb gun for engaging small close boatsCP500/12

Group portrait of the whole Coast Artillery School staff seen in front of the Gogarth Hotel, complete with the Commandant's dog in the frontCP500/13

Group portrait of a course for Majors and Captains, in Llandudno, taught by Major Gaffney and Sergeant Major John CrewdsonCP500/14

Group portrait of an Officer Cadet course in LlandudnoCP500/15

Group portrait of another Officer Cadet course in LlandudnoCP500/16

Group portrait of trainees on a Gunnery Course in LlandudnoCP500/17

Group portrait of trainees on a range-finding course in LlandudnoCP500/18

Group portrait of trainees at the 4th Gunnery Course in Llandudno, as CP500/17CP500/19

The aerial for the coast defence battery under construction at LlandudnoCP500/20

Group portrait of trainees on a searchlight course at Gosport, SouthamptonCP500/21

Portrait of R John Crewdson as a newly qualified Gunnery Instructor, Warrant Officer Class 2, at LlandudnoCP500/22