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'A Corner of the camp. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy bet
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Arab in a sirocco'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. T
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Arabs at a well'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. Thi
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Arabs in a Sirocco'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. T
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Arabs returning from market near Saïda [Saida], Algeria'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant nav
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Assorted convicts'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. T
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Assorted prisoners'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945.
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Bugler and men playing boules'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship w
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Café in Saïda [Saida] at night'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Chain gang. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between Decem
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Fair at Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Fertile valley near Saïda' [Saida]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 194
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Five studies of Arab figures'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and Augu
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Foreign Legion at Saïda'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and Augu
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Freddy with a model boat'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was su
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Freddy with model boat and draughts players'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 19
1942
National Maritime Museum

'French convict'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk off the
1942
National Maritime Museum

'French inmate at Méchéria [Mecheria] interment camp'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchan
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Goum'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. This was drawn
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Goum'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. This was drawn
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Guards and prisoners. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Landscape near Saïda with Olives'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Méchéria [Mecheria] camp at dawn'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between Dece
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Méchéria [Mecheria]. Entrance to camp'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Men dressed up for the fair, Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant n
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Mountains above Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between D
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Officers' quarters, Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy
1942
National Maritime Museum

'On the mountains above Méchéria [Mecheria]. Old Foreign Legion lookout point'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's warti
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Painted Hall R.N. College Greenwich'. Titled as above by the artist, lower right, and signed and dated 1942, lower left. A view of the Lower Hall taken from within the south side of the arch in the Upper Hall, with the oak tables, leather-uphol
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Panorama near Saïda [Saida], Algeria'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Prisoners and guards in a wind'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and Au
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Prisoners carrying a food tray'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and Au
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Prisoners promenading in the square'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 a
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Promenading in the square'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Rehearsing for swimming gala. Foreign Legion, Saïda' [Saida]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant
1942
National Maritime Museum

'René Cambomareil at work on a model boat'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between Dec
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Road across ravine, Saïda [Saida], Algeria'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between Dec
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Saïda' [Saida]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945.
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Shy Arab' or 'Arab guard, Méchéria' [Mecheria]. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the Uni
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Spahis and man with bayonet'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and Augus
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Spring day in the fort at Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Springtime in Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between Dec
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Storm brewing up. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Studies of Thistles, Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy betw
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Study of a dung beetle'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Study of Arab guard'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945.
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Study of chameleon'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk off
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The Bugler. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between Decem
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The camp. Méchéria [Mecheria]. Early morning'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The Fiddler'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk off the co
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The fight in the courtyard'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August
1980s
National Maritime Museum

'The Guard House. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The mountains behind Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy betw
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The oldest inmate? Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy betwee
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The Plateau of Tel'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945.
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The pool in the officers garden'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and A
1942
National Maritime Museum

'The walls of the camp at Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Thistle. Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Two French convicts at the forge'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and
1942
National Maritime Museum

'View across the desert from Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant na
1942
National Maritime Museum

'View at Saïda [Saida] with poplars'. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 19
1942
National Maritime Museum

'View in the camp at Méchéria' [Mecheria]. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy betwe
1942
National Maritime Museum

'Violinist and reader'. During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911-94) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk o
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl- Dia. 6.5" (16cm) Grey painted aluminium bowl, filler plug at top plate, expansion chmaber at base (below domed cover). The top cover plate has a hole 1" (2.5cm) dia. through which a section of the card can be sen. A lubber line is fitted
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Brass painted grey with white interior. A black lubber bracket. Filler hole on side and expansion chamber at base. A diameter bar supports the pivot mount. Set in binnacle. Card- Mica. White with black markings graduated to four points and 0-360 de
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Dia. 6" (15.2cm) Grey painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with two black lubber lines attached to sides. Mounted in a black painted brass gimbal ring 7" (17.8cm) dia. Card-Dia. 4.5&
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Dia. 8.5" (21.5cm) Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with two black wire lubber lines painted on white strips attached to side. Mounted in a black painted brass gimbal ring 9.75&q
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Dia. 8.5" (21.5cm) Grey painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl appears to be painted white but features obscured. Card-Dia. 6.75" (17.1cm) Appears to be grey painted mica (?) ring with black markings
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Dia. 8.5" (21.5cm) Grey painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with two black wire lubber lines painted on white strips attached to side. Mounted in a grey painted brass gimbal ring 9.75&quo
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Dia:8.25" (21cm) Grey painted brass, two filler plugs at side, expansion chamber at base. Electric light fitting at base. Brass verge ring graduated to 360 degs. Domed verge glass fitted with a brass spigot at centre, for azimuth sight, and tw
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Captain's monkey jacket.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Captain's trousers
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Circular slide rule with scale for temperature, velocity in ft./sec, etc. Prepared for the NDRC.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Clockwork sun compass This is a very solid instrument with bearing plate and lock screw, latitude scale (north only) for tilting the dial plate, dial plate graduated in hours and also in degrees 0 - 180 in two semicircles and styles consisting of a cru
1942
National Maritime Museum

. German Naval great coat. Dirk straps in left hand pocket. Silver shoulder cords and buttons.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Japanese tachi (Military fighting sword), which belonged to Vice-Admiral Ruitaro Fujita (active 1945). The hilt of the tachi consists of two pieces of wood joined together longitudinally to form the grip. The wooden grip is covered with ray-skin which h
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Lieutenant's monkey jacket with two rows of ribbon bars.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Lieutenant's trousers
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Mark VI azimuth sight. Grey painted 'Y' shaped frame. One end of frame fitted with a hinged sight vane 3.0" (7.6 cm) high, with slit sight. The other end is fitted with a frame carrying a hinged open frame sight vane 2.5" (6.4 cm) h
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Material-Black painted brass frame, brass and alloy fittings, wooden handle. Scales-1) Height scale on spring-loaded index arm, graduated 50-200 ft. 2) Range scale on micrometer drum, graduated from 200-10,000 yds. Horizon glass- Perpendicular adjustmen
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Propeller shaft. Described as the coupling between rudder stock and steering gear on the catalogue card.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Queen Alexandra's Royal Navy Nursing Service Matron in Chief's uniform skirt, 1942 pattern.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Scabbard for a Japanese tachi (Military fighting sword), which belonged to Vice-Admiral Ruitaro Fujita (active 1945). The black wooden scabbard is covered with ray-skin and has two gilt copper lockets and chape.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. Steam windlass.
1942
National Maritime Museum

. telemotor
1942
National Maritime Museum

. The two mittens are part numbered UNI3717.1 & UNI3717.2.
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National Maritime Museum

. The two mittens are part numbered UNI3717.1 & UNI3717.2.
1942
National Maritime Museum

10229. A mahogany deck box fitted with a wide, nickel-plated piano hinge and a simple pressed, nickel-plated sliding button catch; the top is glazed with a circular 'porthole' in an inset upper surface. Mounted on this inset surface is a black p
1942
National Maritime Museum

13531. A mahogany deck box fitted with a wide, nickel-plated piano hinge and a simple pressed, nickel-plated sliding button catch; the top is glazed with clear (now very yellowed) plastic in a circular 'porthole' in an inset upper surface. Mount
1942
National Maritime Museum

Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham (1883-1963). A half-length, full-face portrait in admiral’s white undress uniform and wearing a cap. The plain grey background is only partially sketched in. The painting exploits the monochrome qualities of a black
1942
National Maritime Museum

Admiralty trawler HMS 'Bredon' 1941. Scale: 1:480. A miniature waterline model set in a realistic stormy sea and displayed in a table-top case with a painted background. Too small to be of any research value it is nevertheless rather quaint. It
1942
National Maritime Museum

Air Vice Marshall's flag. Air Vice Marshall's flag. Wool/synthetic bunting, machine-sewn. Government issue 1942. Seven stripes, two outer ones in dark blue, the five inner - alternatively light blue and red. Rope and two Inglefield clips attache
1942
National Maritime Museum

Aircraft carriers in the Malta convoy. Oil painting
1942
National Maritime Museum

Boy First Class Austin, sight setter. William Dring (1904-90) earned his reputation as a fine draughtsman and portrait painter whilst studying under Henry Tonks at the Slade School of Art between 1922 and 1925. He worked as a teacher of drawing and painti
1942
National Maritime Museum

Chipping rust and red-leading old boiler. Signed by artist and dated.
1942
National Maritime Museum

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal 1937-47. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal awarded to Able Seaman Albert Walter Tew. Tew won his CGM as gunlayer aboard Motor Launch ‘ML446’ which suffered heavy casualties and had to be scuttled during the St Nazaire Rai
1942
National Maritime Museum

Construction of a D-type motor launch. Job no.2424. Drawing.
1942
National Maritime Museum

Convoy arriving off St Anthony's Lighthouse, Falmouth. (Updated, May 2014) This scene apparently depicts a coastal convoy arriving at Falmouth, Cornwall, during 1942, the warship escort on the left probably being a Hunt Type 1-class escort destroyer,
1942
National Maritime Museum

Convoy to Russia. This painting depicts the survivors of a convoy entering Murmansk, Russia, an important port in the north of Russia, on the White Sea and within the Arctic Circle. This was the most hazardous and uncomfortable of the convoy routes. Harsh
1942
National Maritime Museum

Guard and prisoners. This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. This was dr
1942
National Maritime Museum