Sujet
Lord Kitchener boarding HMS Hampshire.
Légende
Lord Kitchener boarding HMS Hampshire, June 5, 1916. Kitchener, his staff, and 643 of the crew died when the ship struck a mine and sank. Here, Admiral Jellicoe, the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, bids farewell to him and his party prior to their embarkation on the doomed ship. Lord Kitchener, in a military overcoat, is facing Admiral Jellicoe, who is shaking hands with Mr. H.J. O'Beirne, of the Foreign Office. Lt.-Col. Fitzgerald, on the gangway, was Lord Kitchener's personal military secretary. From Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, His Life and Work for the Empire, published 1916.
Date
1916
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A64_232
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
42,8Mo (6,1Mo) / 43,2cm x 24,8cm / 5100 x 2934 (300dpi)