Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00344-47691
Description
Diary entries of Surgeon Lt Basil Roxby Alderson on the HMS GLORIOUS at Alexandria, 3-9 Oct 1935. Playing cricket and a first birthday in the navy.
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…
