Exciting times indeed. Just as well the Amble folks didn't know what an utter disaster the Great War was going to be for basically every family.
Would still love to be transported back in time and sit next to Cliff House watching those Torpedo Boats going about their business.
My uncle, who was a keen 'aqualung' diver in the 50s when no one else was doing it, pulled up a couple of gun shell cases near the harbour on a dive. I've not seen these for years but they are here somewhere. I will have to find them and see if they are WW1 or WW2. Might just be from the said Torpedo Boats. Think they are about 30 or 40mm.