36 . 20 Ibid . , pp . 37–8 . 21 Ibid . , p . 39 . 22 Yexley , ' Courts martial and other things ' , The Fleet Annual and Naval Year Book , 1911 , p . 29 . 23 Yexley , Our Fighting Sea Men , op . cit . , p . 185 . 24 Ibid . , p . 246 .
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