Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00350-47696
Description
Illustration of a naval scene - the Battle of Copenhagen - by C Lawson with the caption "HM Signal School; Engage the Enemy More Closely, Copenhagen, 1801".
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…
