William Stanley Prince 

William Stanley Prince was my wife's grandfather; he served in the Royal Navy from 1905 to 1921, and spent the whole of the First World War on the battlecruiser HMS Lion.

Rather than try to tell his story as a narrative, I have included various sections which deal with different aspects of a life in the Royal navy at the beginning of the 20th century:

•  Ships on which W S Prince served
•  Daily Routine on board ship in Peactime and at War
•  The Diplomatic missions of HMS Lion in 1914
•  HMS Lion at War
•  The Battles of Heligoland, Dogger Bank and Jutland
•  W S Prince's Medals
•  Sources used for information

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