This sailor is not attacking a warship with a rifle. He is a petty officer of H.M.5. Encounter, and is ready to fire a Coston gun, which carries a small line. The ship in 1 lie background is the Netherlands warship Hertzog Hendrik, which is standing by to transfer mail to the encounter.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 5
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53This sailor is not attacking a warship with a rifle. He is a petty officer of H.M.5. Encounter, and is ready to fire a Coston gun, which carries a small line. The ship in 1 lie background is the Netherlands warship Hertzog Hendrik, which is standing by to transfer mail to the encounter. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 5
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