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(Oil painting dated 1919 by John Erasmuson who served on HMS Acheron. 'Shetland's roll of honour and roll of service' book of 1920 extract: JOHN WILLIAM ERASMUSON, Signal-man, R.N.V.R., H.M. Destroyer " Acheron." West Shore, Scalloway. He was a well known ) |
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| − | Oil painting dated 1919 by John Erasmuson who served on HMS Acheron. | + | Oil painting dated 1919 by John Erasmuson who served on HMS Acheron. The flag signal appears to indicate, according to the Flotilla Signal Book of 1913, a turn to N 62° E, but the compass table may have changed and a different heading is possible. |
'Shetland's roll of honour and roll of service' book of 1920 extract: | 'Shetland's roll of honour and roll of service' book of 1920 extract: | ||
| − | JOHN WILLIAM ERASMUSON, Signal-man, R.N.V.R., H.M. Destroyer " Acheron." West Shore, Scalloway. | + | JOHN WILLIAM ABERNETHY ERASMUSON, Signal-man, R.N.V.R., H.M. Destroyer " Acheron." West Shore, Scalloway. |
| − | He was a well known amateur artist in Shetland. A painting he produced in 1970, two years before his death, can be found [ | + | He was a well known amateur artist in Shetland. A painting he produced in 1970, two years before his death, can be found [https://artuk.org/discover/artists/erasmuson-john-william-abernethy-18901972/view_as/grid/search/keyword:john-erasmuson/page/1 here]. |
Photo by Les Smith, edited by Tony Lovell | Photo by Les Smith, edited by Tony Lovell | ||
Latest revision as of 09:02, 18 May 2018
Oil painting dated 1919 by John Erasmuson who served on HMS Acheron. The flag signal appears to indicate, according to the Flotilla Signal Book of 1913, a turn to N 62° E, but the compass table may have changed and a different heading is possible. 'Shetland's roll of honour and roll of service' book of 1920 extract: JOHN WILLIAM ABERNETHY ERASMUSON, Signal-man, R.N.V.R., H.M. Destroyer " Acheron." West Shore, Scalloway. He was a well known amateur artist in Shetland. A painting he produced in 1970, two years before his death, can be found here.
Photo by Les Smith, edited by Tony Lovell
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