Southampton's First World War

1. FORGOTTEN
WRECKS OF THE
FIRST WORLD WAR

2. Southampton’s Maritime
Role
in the
First World War

3. T h e Do c k s
N o 1 E m b a r k ation Po r t
John Lavery 1917
© IWM (Art.IWM ART 2616)

4. Embarkation
• Troops
• Horses & Mules
• Vehicles & Bicycles
• Guns and munitions
• Food
• Medical supplies
• Mail bags & Parcels

6. Railways
For the first 21 days, one troop train would
reach Southampton docks every 12
minutes, for 14-hours every day.

7. Troops
The Avenue Church Hall
The camp on the Common

8. Marching to the Docks
© IWM (Q 33549)
Click above to hear an
eyewitness account

9. Horses

10. Ships 13 - 18 ships left Southampton every day loaded with
troops and supplies.
Click above to hear an
eyewitness account

11. Train Ferries

12. © IWM (Q 19969)
© IWM (UNI 12758)
Scouts

13. Disembarkation
• Wounded
• German POWs
• Refugees
• Soldiers returning for R&R

15. R e t u rn ing t h e Wo u n d e d -
H o s p i t a l S h i p s

17. Ambulance Trains

18. Alber t Dar tnell Diaries
• Albert Dartnell (from Northampton) joined the
R.A.M.C March 1915 aged 17.
• Stretcher bearer in Southampton Docks
• Medical orderly on Ambulance Train No.15
• Medical Orderly on Hospital Ship St George.
• Stretcher bearer with Field Ambulance on the front
line in France.
• November 1918 Gassed and
returned home via Southampton

19. Hospitals

20. Shipbuilding & Repair
Thornycroft Harland & Wolff Day Summers

21. Seaplanes
• Southampton was also significant during the First
Word War for another reason – it was at the
forefront of a new seaplane and flying boat
industry.

22. German Submarines
December 1918/January 1919
16,000 people visit two captured German submarines at Town Quay

23. A d m i r al J o h n J e l lic oe

24. Captain Fr yatt

25. Memorials and
Monuments
The Old Contemptibles plaque
Dock Gate 4
Southampton Cenotaph
Watts Park

26. The Hollybrook Memorial

27. Warrior S o u t h a m p t o n ’ s W a r H o r s e

28. Summar y
In 1919 the Embarkation Commandant of ‘Port Number One’, Brigadier General
Alfred Balfour, thanked Southampton for its “magnificent service” to the nation.
Figures recorded by Brigadier General Sir Alfred Balfour of the movements at Port No 1 Southampton
August 9 1914 – May 10 1919.
Southampton’s contribution to the war was not solely maritime. Throughout the
city, people were engaged in other essential war work. The people of
Southampton kept the city functioning

29. Fur ther Information
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www.forgottenwrecks.maritimearchaeologytrust.org
Here you will find other wreck case studies & WW1
PowerPoints, Audio articles, 3D models, Artefacts , features
about the war at sea and much more!
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