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W.G. Stainer's son was killed in the explosion aboard H.M.S. Bulwark on 26th November, 1914.
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AN INTERESTING COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, LETTERS AND MENUS FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT COMPILED BY PAYMASTER W.G. STAINER
comprising two albums with annotated photographs including several groups with Kings Edward VII and George V, other informal photographs with the young Prince Albert (later George VI), interior views of the Royal Yacht, topographical views on tour, fleet reviews; a quantity of ship menus from 1910 monogramed ER VII with one for the King of Sweden; several black-edged letters of acknowledgement from Buckingham Palace on the death of Edward VII, a telegram from Buckingham Palace dated 27 Nov 1914, regarding the death of Stainer's son, and a quantity of loose images of a similar type, one album embossed W. G. STAINER
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comprising two albums with annotated photographs including several groups with Kings Edward VII and George V, other informal photographs with the young Prince Albert (later George VI), interior views of the Royal Yacht, topographical views on tour, fleet reviews; a quantity of ship menus from 1910 monogramed ER VII with one for the King of Sweden; several black-edged letters of acknowledgement from Buckingham Palace on the death of Edward VII, a telegram from Buckingham Palace dated 27 Nov 1914, regarding the death of Stainer's son, and a quantity of loose images of a similar type, one album embossed W. G. STAINER
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