A few more.
'ere Smudger,'it it 'arder!
take 2 Aspirin and back to duty tomorrow,its only a flesh wound!
Some "real" Stokers!
Cadets of HMS Brittania circa 1890's
Crew members of HMS Eland.Note the Jaunty cap angles and non regulation wearing of cap with ribbon to forrad!Just like in the Filums!
Bootnecks 1900
Naval Brigade in Constantinople.
Bugger!Missed a bit!
More Booties with a new toy!
RN smoking Circle 1898
Re the Smoking Circle.
We are looking at Jack and Joe off duty : at a group of bluejackets and marines enjoying a few leisure moments after hard work. Smoking on board ship is nowadays permitted, with a few reasonable restrictions, but it was not always so. Once upon a time the rules in force in the Service against smoking on board drove the men to indulge the habit in dangerous places and out of the way corners, causing a real risk from fire to the safety of the ship and the lives of all on board. Nowadays, common sense regulations prevail and smoking is not considered a "crime".