Gallery: 52 imagesAdventures Of A Naval Surgeon (Part 2): Alderson, B

This second part of the scrapbook of naval surgeon Basil Alderson in 1938 includes photographs of ships, descriptions of exercises and parades, first aid and medical equipment, illustrations of naval crests and a cartoon of a torpedo drinking a beer. 

Date

1938

Specific Place(s)

Portland, Malta, Portsmouth

Specific keywords

officer, ship, medicine, exercise (military), humour, religion

Archive reference

Alderson diaries 1936-1939

Related Archive catalogue

ALDERSON, Surgeon Capt Basil Roxby, RN (d 1980) 

Terms & Categories

•  War/Campaign/Operation: Peacetime
•  Region: Europe
•  Theme (Main): Daily Life
•  Theme (Main): Empire & Commonwealth
•  Theme (Main): Travel & Exploration
•  Subject: Naval, Sea & Ships
•  Subject: Parades, Drills & Manoeuvres
•  Item: Scrapbook
•  Information: Diary

Also see...

• A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B
• Adventures Of A Naval Surgeon (Part 1): Alderson, B
• Adventures Of A Naval Surgeon (Part 3): Alderson, B
• alderson-diaries-1936-1939-00061-47955
• alderson-diaries-1936-1939-00062-47956