Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
War at Sea: HMS India
In this episode we look at the War at Sea in the Great War for the first time and are joined by historian Rebecca Clarke to discuss her book on the fate of HMS India and her crew, following the loss of the ship to a German U-Boat in August 1915. The men spent the rest of the war interned in neutral Norway and we discover the fascinating stories behind their experience there.
Rebecca Clarke’s website: HMS India website.
Rebecca Clarke’s book on HMS India: A Bare Chronicle of Existence
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A fascinating and poignant story. The activities of the armed merchant cruisers, British and German, often read like something out of a Boys Own story.
Great story. I think the soldiers who were interned for many years must have had a difficult time as well. Save, but unable to go home. The Netherlands had his share of interned soldiers from all nationalities. And some of them married Dutch girls.
Yes, I hope to cover the story of the Royal Naval Division POWs held in the Netherlands in a future Pod!