Description
George Anson Moncrieff Paul was born at Kent on 31 July 1895, the son of Katherine and Brigadier-General Ernest Paul. Joining the training establishment on 15 May 1908 he was commissioned Midshipman on 15 January 1913 with a posting to Conqueror. From there he was sent for the first time to the battleship Superb, part of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron.
Paul was promoted Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January 1915 and left Superb for a brief spell with Agincourt in July of that year, returning to Superb on 22 April 1916. He saw action with her at the climactic Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 with the 4th Battle Squadron. Superb was the 11th ship in the line of Admiral Jellicoe’s Grand Fleet which crossed the German ‘T’ at the end of the Run to the North. She first targeted the crippled light cruiser Wiesbaden claiming several hits before shifting her fire to the battlecruiser Derfflinger. In total she fired 54 of her 12-inch shells although none of those aimed at Derfflinger hit their mark. Sold with copy service papers.
