User talk:Steadsy

Battle of Jutland
Are there any descendants out there who had someone serve in the Royal Navy esp. HMS Galatea in the Battle of Jutland? With next year being the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, I wondered if any of you ever came across my granddad's memories. James Osborne Woolford was born in Oulton, Leeds in 1898 and went to Cockburn High School. He joined the Royal Navy and served on HMS Galatea as signal boy. His claimed that his 'claim to fame' was that he was the one that started the Battle of Jutland by signalling to the rest of our navy to commence firing as the "German fleet came out of the fog". Just wondering ......