Copy of Norman Walker's 'Reminiscences of a China Coast Officer in Peace and War'

Two drafts, minor differences with some annotations/corrections, of a memoir of Norman Walker's working life, from joining the Joseph Constantine Shipping Company as an apprentice, to travelling Asia as 2nd Officer with John Swire & Sons, C.1933-1945 Covers 1933 to post war years inculding: exp...

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Archive & Special Collections JSS/12/1/20 Open

Order number: JSS Box 3163
Date(s) of creation: circa 1995
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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scb_previous_numbers MISC 210
title Copy of Norman Walker's 'Reminiscences of a China Coast Officer in Peace and War'
scb_date_creation circa 1995
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description Two drafts, minor differences with some annotations/corrections, of a memoir of Norman Walker's working life, from joining the Joseph Constantine Shipping Company as an apprentice, to travelling Asia as 2nd Officer with John Swire & Sons, C.1933-1945 Covers 1933 to post war years inculding: experiences learning to sail the China coast; 'coolies' [term from original source, indentured/contract labourers]; Anglo-Chinese War and opium; piracy; 1930s Shanghai; War time in India; post-War Hong Kong; Foochow Incident; Turbine versus diesel engines; Weather - typhoons, fog and monsoons; Tientsin Country Club; Calcutta-400 Club; World War 2; Chinese Maritime Customs; Witnessing fighter pilots in action whilst on Home Leave; NEWCHWANG; World travels; anecdotes about bottom scraping, food and curry
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Norman Walker
language English
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scb_scripts_material Latin
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