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HMS PERSEUS DIARY

The diary of A. Barker whilst on service aboard the
Protected Cruiser HMS Perseus 1901/03 on the East Indies Station

Duties included coastal policing, gun running prevention, quelling rebellions in Somalia and operations in the Gulf of Aden.
(Not much changes in 100 years!!!)

 

 

 

A scan of two of the diary's pages