A Sailor From Boyhood
Mar 05, 2019
2 minutes
By David Saunders
At the 1914 outbreak of World War I Britain rushed cadets of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, from the classroom to sea. Among them was 15-year-old Eric Bush, who shipped out aboard HMS Bacchante, flagship of 7th Cruiser Squadron.
was present during the August 28 British victory at Heligoland Bight off the northwest
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