Themes

The Navy's People

• Naval Lives

• In Focus: Women in the Navy

• In Focus: Recreation and Time off

• In Focus: Discipline and Punishment

  • Regulating Branch History

  • Lower Deck Reforms 1900-1919

  • The 'On the Knee' Mutiny, 1906

  • Newport Mutiny 1921

  • The Invergordon Mutiny, 1931

Learning

• How To: Understand Naval Medals

Invergordon Mutiny Oral History Transcripts

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

Transcript: "I was serving as a Royal Marine and our job was to do as we were told. Our pay was the same as the seaman and we lost a bob or two just the same so the way we were, we were in a position between the Devil and the deep blue sea, if you understand me. The Royal Marines were carried to prevent the Matelots from meeting each other and we had to keep the peace. You needn’t print that!"

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