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A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B
This is the first extract of a journal compiled by Basil Alderson, a Surgeon Lieutenant and midshipman on board the aircraft carrier, HMS GLORIOUS, 1935-1936. The journal comprises manuscript entries, photographs, drawings and sketch maps detailing daily life on board ship, exercises and training involving…
An Officer's Life (Part 2): Allenby, E
This second batch of photographs from an album belonging to Edmund Allenby provides a revealing insight into the personal life of an Army officer in the 1890s - showing Allenby relaxing with friends in Scotland and amateur dramatics amid the ruins of ancient Egypt. It also includes examples of Army…
Exploring The Great Sand Sea: Brooke-Popham, H R M
Notes, daily log and map relating to a five day journey to the Great Sand Sea south of Siwa, Egypt, made by ACM Sir (Henry) Robert (Moore) Brooke-Popham and various officers, 1935-1936.
L'Album De La Guerre, Vol 1 (Part 7)
The sixth part of volume 1 of L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Histoire Photographique et Documentaire Reconstituee Chronologiquement a l'Aide de Cliches et de Dessins Publies par "L'Illustration" de 1914 a 1921. French illustrated history of the First World War, in two volumes. This selection notably…
Service In South Africa, Along The Nile And POW Life: Archer, J
A photograph album belonging to Captain John Archer covering service in the Boer War, in Malta, Crete, the Sudan, Egypt and as a prisoner of war in Germany. The album includes images of action against the Boers, life on the Nile and POWs.
