Leading Seaman Leslie Albert "Les" Belton, R.N. Collection
(1929-2007)
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August 1948: Fleet Regatta at Ominato, Japan.



HMS Concord's boat at the Fleet Regatta, Ominato, Japan.



HMS Concord's boat at the Fleet Regatta, Ominato, Japan.



September 1948: A U.S. Navy tanker seen refueling HMS Concord.



September 1948: The U.S. Navy tanker seen ahead of HMS Concord. HMS Constance R-71 and HMS Sussex are also seen.



HMS Constance R-71 seen st Hong Kong.



August 1948: Les Belton seen at Repulse Bay, Hong Kong.



October 1948: Churcher seen on HMS Concord at Hong Kong.



November 1948: A lightship seen off the east coast of Malaya.



Peter Monk seen at Singapore in 1949.
(All photos from the collection of Leading Seaman Les Belton, R.N.)
Courtesy of Julie Newman



Les Belton joined the Royal Navy in 1947 and served until 1953. He carried a camera and took many photos of the activities of HMS Concord. He was in the ship when HMS Amethyst made good her escape from the Yangtze River and took a series of photos of the ship just after emerging into the East China Sea. His daughter, Julie Newman, has provided scans of this collection to MaritimeQuest and we are proud to be able to publish them on the site.


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