Sea Your History - Invergordon Mutiny Oral History

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On the 15 and 16 September 1931, around 1000 sailors from the British Atlantic Fleet took part in a military strike at Invergordon in Scotland.

Admiral Sir Frank Twiss recalls the provisions given to naval personnel before the mutiny (RNM)

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John Russell describes the cause of the Invergordon Mutiny (RNM)

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John Russell remembers his experiences of the Invergordon Mutiny (RNM)

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Commander Edgar Warren recalls the mutiny at Invergordon (RNM)

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John Russell recalls the difficulty of being a Royal Marine at the mutiny (RNM)

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Commander Edgar Warren describes the relationship between the officers and ratings on board ship (RNM)

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