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[pugwash]

Mountbatten was only 19 when this photo was taken so I think not.

Geoff

[omra85]

Wild guess - Admiral Sir Reginald Tupper

Danny

[derekwarner]

no ....not Admiral Sir Reginald Tupper nor a younger Lord Mountbatten

Another clue.......he was not Knighted...but did have a "heraldry" type salutation other than his Naval rank title

There is a very easy method of determining the name of the individual and yes it involves a combination of questions in one long phrase in GOOGLE  .....

................Derek

[Arrow5]

Gent on right, founder of the society mentioned on the inscription on photograph ?

[derekwarner]

Arrow5......my text does not have that information ....... but it is fair to assume he was an Australian civilian

Further investigation reveals our mystery man was earlier Knighted [Sir XXXX YYYYY]..........but this was prior to a higher salutation of "heraldry" or "Nobility"

So we know he was a British Admiral...[by his uniform] ...his later salutation of "heraldry" or "Nobility"...was not Lord or Sir

Just to complicate matters  ...the vesel on which the image was taken was built in 1906 & taken up by the RN in 1915 as HM Suva...prior to delivery as HMAS Suva in 1919

I am going to post this & then look at British Heraldry in GOOGLE ....Derek
 

[omra85]

Try Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty?

(I shouldn't be doing this, I'm supposed to be making boats!!!!)

Danny

[derekwarner]

Bell Boat Racing ...it is good to interject our boat building with our building of the mind   ...but no not Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

To our Ken....the thread originator ...this format may a little too complicated...so I will shorten this by adding the question.....

"who was the Admiral of the British Fleet at the Battle of Jutland?",...& here you will find your answer........................   Derek

[Arrow5]

Thats a dead give away Jellico , what is the rest of the story then ?

[derekwarner]

arrow5.... ...has the floor....Adrimal Vicount Jellicoe visited Cairns in Queensland [OZ] on July 28th 1919 ....following is a full page image from my text........Derek

[Arrow5]

As Danny Bell Boat says " I should be building a boat"... but here is a local Glaswegian that was a bit of a sailor.

[Netleyned]

Teabag Tom

Ned

[nhp651]

AYE Ned, Tommy Lipton...........but was he on one of his J class or some other of his boats.

[Netleyned]

He wouldn't be standing upright on a J unless he was alongside

Ned

[Arrow5]

Tam the tea boy , right enuff. Your go Ned.

[omra85]

Describing Sir T -
"possibly the world's worst yacht builder but absolutely the world's most cheerful loser"

Obviously would have made a great Mayhemmer!   
Danny

[Arrow5]

Sir Thomas didnt build his yachts did he ? Beings rich enough to pay the likes of Nicholson  and the Fairlie people surely ?

[omra85]

Probably!  Just quoting the Mayor of New York when they awarded him a Loving Cup for being the happiest loser!   

Danny

[Arrow5]

Funny guy the Mayor