1-218-025 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

George VI, Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, 1936. The future King George VI (1895-1902) served in the Navy from 1910 until 1918, seeing action during World War I at the Battle of Jutland on board HMS 'Collingwood'. He became an Admiral of the Fleet upon his accession to the throne. A plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, London, 1937.