Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00355-47703
Description
Diary entries of Surgeon Lt Basil Roxby Alderson on the HMS GLORIOUS at Alexandria, 11-14 Nov 1935. 'Vast preparations' for a cocktail party including a list of the quantities of alcohol consumed - not least 46 bottles of gin.
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…
