I never thought that 85 years on I'd be able to indentify the main subjects in this photo.
It's from my Grandfather's album and the back is simply marked 'Reval August 1919'
I was in the PRO last week looking at the Logs of HMS Lucia for 1918 and 1919, really to find out about the correct dates for the surrender of the U98 (Grandad's note on the back of the photo was correct, it surrendered 9th Dec '18 not 16th Jan '19 as stated on a couple of U boat sites). Also what were they doing in Estonia? The Russian Civil War is the answer to that one.
Back to the Logs, when I got to 17th August '19 there was a glued in copy of a Marriage Certificate. The groom on the main deck is Charles Marsh, First Writer R.N. of Alverstoke, Gosport and his bride coming down the companionway is Lucy Rosalie Rehmann born and resident in Reval (now Tallinn).
The two ladies at the top of the companionway I believe to be Aline Rehmann, probably a sister and Katie Koch. The gentleman in the frockcoat I take to be Carl Rehmann possibly the bride's father. All three being witnesses along with a J. Thornback.
They were married by Frederich Julius Irvine Chaplain R.N. at 11 a.m. on Sunday 17th August 1919. The Marriage Certificate is signed H.D. Dunbar-Rivers Lt. Cdr. R.N.
The Captain of the Ship was M. E. Nasmith V.C. R.N., Later Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith VC, KCB, KCMG. As he appeared took the Dunbar later I have a feeling he may well have married into the family of one of his officers.
All in all a surprising result
It's from my Grandfather's album and the back is simply marked 'Reval August 1919'
I was in the PRO last week looking at the Logs of HMS Lucia for 1918 and 1919, really to find out about the correct dates for the surrender of the U98 (Grandad's note on the back of the photo was correct, it surrendered 9th Dec '18 not 16th Jan '19 as stated on a couple of U boat sites). Also what were they doing in Estonia? The Russian Civil War is the answer to that one.
Back to the Logs, when I got to 17th August '19 there was a glued in copy of a Marriage Certificate. The groom on the main deck is Charles Marsh, First Writer R.N. of Alverstoke, Gosport and his bride coming down the companionway is Lucy Rosalie Rehmann born and resident in Reval (now Tallinn).
The two ladies at the top of the companionway I believe to be Aline Rehmann, probably a sister and Katie Koch. The gentleman in the frockcoat I take to be Carl Rehmann possibly the bride's father. All three being witnesses along with a J. Thornback.
They were married by Frederich Julius Irvine Chaplain R.N. at 11 a.m. on Sunday 17th August 1919. The Marriage Certificate is signed H.D. Dunbar-Rivers Lt. Cdr. R.N.
The Captain of the Ship was M. E. Nasmith V.C. R.N., Later Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith VC, KCB, KCMG. As he appeared took the Dunbar later I have a feeling he may well have married into the family of one of his officers.
All in all a surprising result
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