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Photograph - Photograph of Winston Churchill on board S. S. Napier, c.1941

  • Black and white photograph of Winston Churchill aboard navy boat with ocean in background.

    Image of Winston Churchill aboard SS Napier WWII

  • Back of photograph showing written information about this photograph which was taken by Dr I S Macleod Murphy

    Image of back of photograph of Winston Churchill on SS Napier

  • Black and white photograph of Winston Churchill aboard navy boat with ocean in background.
  • Back of photograph showing written information about this photograph which was taken by Dr I S Macleod Murphy

Historical information

This is a copy of a photograph taken by Dr Murphy when he was a naval surgeon on board the ship S. S. "Napier" during World War II. In January 1941, Winston Churchill travelled on the Napier for transport to Scotland where Churchill was then transferring to the battleship, HMS Prince of Wales en route for an historic meeting with President Roosevelt. Dr Murphy was able to take this grainy photo of the great man on deck.

Significance

Dr Murphy was Emerald's first and much-loved GP. Before he retired to Emerald he was a navy surgeon during WWII. This photo was taken by him and shows one of his journeys during his time as a navy surgeon.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of Winston Churchill aboard the S. S. Napier taken by Dr I S MacLeod Murphy when he was a naval surgeon aboard the same boat in WWII.

Inscriptions & markings

Back of photograph written: "Winston Churchill on board S.S. Napier Distroyer [sic] Darwin / taken by ships doctor Ian Macleod Murphy"

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