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During the Second World War, John Kingsley Cook (1911–1994) served in the merchant navy as a wireless officer. He joined in 1940, and went on his first sea voyage, to the United States, in December 1940. His ship was sunk off the coast of Algeria in 1941, the survivors being taken captive and held there until liberated after the Allied landing in North Africa in 1942. Life in detention was hard: the men were afflicted by lice, boils, dysentery and boredom. Cook and his crewmates learnt to kill time by observing the life of the locals, playing games, making model boats and plotting escapes. Cook even set up a studio. Cook resumed service after a few months recuperating at home, and was discharged in August 1945, when he joined the staff at the Edinburgh College of Art.
Title
Playing Volleyball. Méchéria (Mecheria) Internment Camp
Date
1942
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 32.1 x W 22.8 cm
Accession number
ZBA5459
Acquisition method
presented by the artist's family, 2012
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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Quartet of Spindles The Scottish Arts Club -
Fête (fete) on 14th July 1942. Put on by Prisoners at Méchéria (Mecheria) National Maritime Museum -
Playing Volleyball. Méchéria (Mecheria) Internment Camp National Maritime Museum -
French and Arab Prisoners at Mecheria Internment Camp, Algeria Imperial War Museum London