Keywords: SS Empress of Russia 1914-1916.jpg en AWM caption The ancillary Cruiser HMS Empress of Russia cruising in Red Sea Perry Raymond Button b 1893 - d 1977 a member of the British Merchant Navy crew aboard the troop transport HMAT Armadale A26 watched as the HMS Empress of Russia captured a Turkish dhow which had been gun-running http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp Australian War Memorial ID Number P05194 010 Button Perry Raymond -- now belonging to Commonwealth of Australia 1914-1916 The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear' The photo was taken prior to 1942 PD-Australia The AWM allows the use of images from its online database whose copyright has expired for non-commercial purposes only on the condition that the AWM's watermark is not removed The Australian War Memorial AVM however requires that the AWM watermark is not removed and that permission be sought for commercial use Higher resolution versions of this image may be ordered through the AWM Website at http //www awm gov au Empress of Russia ship 1912 Black and white photographs World War I armed merchant cruisers of the United Kingdom Empress of Russia |