Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O. |
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(1884-1970) |
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Photo Collection |
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September 15, 1915: Survivors from SMS U-6 being picked up by HMS E-16. After torpedoing and sinking the U-boat, Lt. Commander Talbot and his crew picked up the five survivors at the risk of their own boat. These photos show the German sailors being removed from the North Sea. Some of these photos were used later in the press to show British compassion towards the enemy. |
September 15, 1915: HMS E-16 picking up survivors of SMS U-6. |
September 15, 1915: HMS E-16 picking up survivors of SMS U-6. |
Lt. Commander Cecil P. Talbot seen on the conning tower of HMS E-16 during the rescue. |
January 21, 1916: Front page of the Daily Mail showing two of the photos seen previous. |
(All photos from the collection of Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.) Courtesy of Colonel John Talbot |
MaritimeQuest wishes to give our deepest appreciation to Col. John Talbot for providing access to his father's magnificent photographic collection for publication on this site. The collection spans several decades and is filled with many rare and some never before published photographs and were are very grateful that he has allowed us to publish the collection. We also wish to thank Patrick Langrishe without whom the collection could not have been published. Patrick scanned and rescanned the collection in order to obtain the fine quality images presented here. Thanks must also go to Philip J. Heydon, I.S.M. for aiding in research and identification of many of the photographs displayed. |
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