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| Picture No | 10219641 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | Captain Charles Fryatt |
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Captain Charles Fryatt, (1872 - 1916), British mariner, master of the steamer ship Brussels, who in March 1915 attempted to ram a German U-Boat he believed was attacking his vessel. In 1916 he was captured by the Germans and subsequently tried and executed for his alleged attack. The act provoked great anger and protest from the British government.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 5 August 1916, page 150 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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