Frances Jill Studd: War photos and an Oyster Catcher from New Zealand

Tuesday 2 January 2018

This is one of my favourite birds and we see it often at Raumati Beach, our resident

pair are now missing and we hope that they are successfully raising some

chicks elsewhere. They seem to move away to nest, perhaps to somewhere

quieter with less people and dogs.

Here are two photographs taken by my Uncle during World War II, he served in the Royal Navy

and was a keen photographer. The first one is taken during the Battle of the Atlantic where he

served on a corvette, although I don't know what the story is around this photograph it does

seem to be taken from a life boat.

He also served in the waters around South Africa and took this photograph while ashore.

All his photographs are now held by the Royal Navy Museum in Portsmouth, England.

Frances Jill Studd