English Jackies Go to School Too 



British boys 

 in training 

 for the navy, 

 at Shotley 

 barracks, 

 England. In- 

 struction in 

 seamanship 

 by use of a 

 model sailing 

 vessel of 

 good size is 

 being given 



Above , at 

 right: In- 

 struction 

 i n gunnery 

 practice with 

 aid of actual 

 guns. Boys 

 learn all de- 

 tails of sight- 

 ing, loading, 

 and firing — 

 rapidly be- 

 coming e X - 

 pert gxinners 



Flag signal- 

 ing is im- 

 portant in 

 the training 

 of the British 

 Jackie. He 

 must be able 

 to read the 

 messages 

 sent, quickly 

 and accurate- 

 ly, or trou- 

 ble results 



Young tars 

 receiving 

 their first les- 

 son in oars- 

 m a n sh i p . 

 They learn 

 rapidly, as 

 boating is an 

 exceedingly 

 old sport 

 among the 

 sea-loving 

 English of 

 all classes 



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