The centenary of the sinking of the Mediterranean Fleet flagship, HMS Victoria. What was the role of Malta fever?
This article commemorates the centenary of the tragic loss of the battleship HMS Victoria and 358 of her crew, together with the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, as a result of an enigmatic order by Tryon himself. It also investigates the medical aspects and explores the contention that Tryon was suffering from Malta or Mediterranean fever (Brucellosis).
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Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London.
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