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Bermuda's History 1900 to 1951

Significant events in world wars, local military bases, social and economic development

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By Keith Archibald Forbes (see About Us) exclusively for Bermuda Online

When referring to this web file, use "bermuda-online.org/history1900-1951.htm" as your Subject

History to 1699 History 1700-1799 History 1800-1899 History 1900-1951 History 1952-1999
History 2000 to 2005 History 2006 part 1 History  2006 part 2 History 2007JanFeb History 2007 March
History 2007 April History 2007 May History 2007 June 1-15th History 2007 June 16 to 30th History 2007 July 1-15
History 2007 July 16th to 31st History 2007 August 1 to 7 History 2007 August 8 to 14 History 2007 August 15 to 21 History 2007 August 22-31
History 2007 September 1 to 10 History 2007 September 11 to 20      

1900

1901-1910

SS Bermudian

SS Bermudian

Fessenden 1906

Fessenden, making his historic 1906 broadcast

Edinburgh ship's figurehead

1910-1936

Oceana

Oceana

Imperial Hotel, Bermuda

Imperial Hotel, Bermuda

Quebec Steamship 1912 poster

USS Margaret

USS Margaret off Bermuda 1917

Lieutenant Arthur Rowe Spurling, WW1Arthur Rowe Spurling, RAF WW2

Lieutenant Arthur Rowe Spurling in WW1 (left) and as a Royal Air Force officer in WW2 (right)

Furness Bermuda Line 1928. 

Canadian National Steamships to Bermuda

Lady Nelson

Beebe in Bermuda 1 Beebe in Bermuda 2 Beebe in Bermuda 3

Monarch of Bermuda cruise ship

Monarch of Bermuda

Bermuda Railway over coastal bridge

Bermuda Railway over coastal bridge

Bermuda Railway opening October 1931

Courtesy the late Joseph J. Outerbridge, Bermuda Trade Development Board (TDB). The latter issued this to celebrate the opening of the Bermuda Railway.

Furness Bermuda Line 1932

"Queen of Bermuda "Cruise ship

Carveth Wells

Carveth Wells

1936-1952

Shelley Bay race track

Shelley Bay race track, as it was then (now long gone)

Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda funeral 1

Ramsay MacDonald's coffin coming ashore from the Royal Navy's paddle steamer tug

Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda funeral 2

Royal Marines outside the Cathedral for the funeral

Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda funeral 3

Sherwood Foresters and others at the funeral procession, in their Army Bermuda Shorts and long socks

Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda funeral 4

Royal Navy march-past with coffin at Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda funeral

Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda Funeral 5

Soldiers and sailors salute the coffin at Ramsay MacDonald's Bermuda funeral

Pictures kindly supplied by Trevor Smallman, son of one of the British Army in Bermuda Sherwood Foresters. His father was present at the funeral.

Queen of Bermuda sailing from New York August 1939

1939. September. When World War 2 started, the entire British Empire joined the UK against Germany. Darrell's Island was taken over as a Royal Air Force station, with two commands operating on it. RAF Air Transport Command operated large, multi-engine flying boats, carrying freight and passengers between Europe and the Americas. RAF Ferry Command was responsible for delivering airplanes from manufacturers to operational units. One of the first to enlist in the Bermuda Militia and Bermuda Contingent of the Caribbean Regiment was William Edwin Smith, nephew of the man by the same name who was the first black Bermudian killed in action in the Great War 1914-1918. 

RAF at Darrell's Island

Royal Air Force at Darrell's Island

Spitfire Bermuda One

Spitfire Bermuda One

HMS Bermuda

HMS Bermuda

USNavy in Bermuda 25 May 1945 official photo

US Navy official photo of that parade

Hurricane-hunting off Bermuda

53rd WRS hurricane-hunting over Bermuda October 19, 1947. USAF photo

SS Leicester towed off Bermuda

SS Leicester being towed off Bermuda

History to 1699 History 1700-1799 History 1800-1899 History 1900-1951 History 1952-1999
History 2000 to 2005 History 2006 part 1 History  2006 part 2 History 2007JanFeb History 2007 March
History 2007 April History 2007 May History 2007 June 1-15th History 2007 June 16 to 30th History 2007 July 1-15
History 2007 July 16th to 31st History 2007 August 1 to 7 History 2007 August 8 to 14 History 2007 August 15 to 21 History 2007 August 22-31
History 2007 September 1 to 10 History 2007 September 11 to 20  

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