Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00314-47661
Description
Explanatory notes for Basil Roxby Alderson's diary giving further elaboration on the following entries: 29 May 1937; 31 May 1937; 24 Jun 1938; 25 Jun 1938; 29 Jun 1938.
Collection
A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B
Description
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…
