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William Lionel Wylie (1851-1931)'Storming of Zeebrugge':watercolour, signed and dated '1919' lower left.framed and glazed, 47 x 51cm.*Notes- The Zeebrugge Raid took place on 23rd April 1918 and was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the key Belgian port being used by German U-Boats and shipping. The plan was to sink three concrete filled old cruisers 'Thetis', 'Intrepid' and 'Iphigenia' in the harbour and use two old submarines to blow up the causeway. On the night of the attack a change in wind direction rendered the British smoke screen ineffective and the German shore batteries directed heavy fire on the fleet of over 70 vessels. Intrepid hit an obstruction and sank in the wrong place while Thetis and Iphignia's scuttling positions were ineffective at blocking the port. Despite the inconclusive result of the raid British papers heralded it as a major victory, buoyed by the presentation of eight Victoria Crosses to participants. Of the 1700 men on the raid, 300 were wounded and over 200 killed.
Two early 20th century tinplate bathroom sets: one three sided open room with detachable bath, sink and WC, both the sink and bath with open water containers to rear and brass taps (bath tap loose), the other with shaped rear mirrored wall, WC and removable bath, both with lithograph decor, 26 & 34.5cm respectively (2)
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