HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman (GL) NRG935 led by Major John Howard

led by Major John Howard earlier that morning

Lieutenant of the 2nd Life Guards by G L Seymour

He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996

This was the prelude to the Battle of Trafalgar and the last time Nelson would see his beloved England

HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman (GL) NRG935 led by Major John HowardDHM1175GL. HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman. HMS Illustrious slips quietly away from the docks at Devonport, Plymouth with the Fiji class cruiser in the middle distance, 1941. Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm)