Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00317-47664
Description
Diary entries of Surgeon Lt Basil Roxby Alderson as he joins the HMS GLORIOUS at Devonport, 10-12 Aug 1935. Sick bay on board ship, squash and church.
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…
