Captain Carpenter VC with Commander Osborne & ship's mascots
Vice-Admiral Alfred Carpenter VC (17 September 1881 - 27 December 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his command of HMS Vindictive during the Zeebrugge Raid on the night of 22/23 April 1918. Pictured with Commander Osborne (on the left) holding the ship's mascots - two black cats
Picture No
10724614
Media ID
46097350
Size
3400px x 5152px
(1.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Tatler, 24 April 1918
Date
1918
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