GB 0102 MS 380628 - Blackburn, Jack F

1 file containing 38 letters

GB 0102 MS 380628 1927-1941 Collection (fonds) 1 file containing 38 letters Blackburn , Jack F , fl 1927-1941 , RN Commander

Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy until 1933; joined the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs, 1934; initially stationed at Shanghai, visiting different Chinese ports while supplying stores to lighthouses along the coast; transferred to the Yangtze River staff, where he was responsible for keeping the river clear for shipping, 1935; transferred to Hankow, 1936; left the Chinese Maritime Customs, 1937; rejoined the navy; Commander of the gunboat HMS LADYBIRD, which bombarded the port of Bardia (Libya), 1941.

Purchased in 1994.

Letters, 1927-1941, of and relating to Jack F Blackburn, mainly comprising his letters to his mother Margaret Blackburn in Guildford, 1927-1941, concerning his activities and discussing family affairs, describing visits as a naval officer to the ports of Singapore, Malaya, Cairo, and Aden, and including information on his work with the Chinese Maritime Customs; also including two letters from well-wishers to his mother congratulating her on Blackburn's behaviour on HMS LADYBIRD in 1941.

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The School of Oriental and African Studies holds papers of Edward Charles Mackintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: MS 201813), Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67, MS 211081 and MS 211351), and Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2) relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs.

The bombardment of Bardia by HMS LADYBIRD featured in the press, including The Times, 13 Jun 1941.

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jun 2002 Adan Armed forces Bardia Blackburn , Jack F , fl 1927-1941 , RN Commander Blackburn , Margaret , fl 1927-1941 , of Guildford Cairo China Chinese Maritime Customs x Imperial Maritime Customs Customs policy Darnah East Asia Egypt Finance HMS Ladybird Inland water transport International conflicts International relations International trade Libya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Malaya Malaysia Middle East Military organizations Naval personnel North Africa Organizations Singapore South East Asia South Yemen State security Trade Trade (practice) Transport Travel Travel abroad Urban War World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Yemen Wars (events)

Purchased in 1994.

Letters, 1927-1941, of and relating to Jack F Blackburn, mainly comprising his letters to his mother Margaret Blackburn in Guildford, 1927-1941, concerning his activities and discussing family affairs, describing visits as a naval officer to the ports of Singapore, Malaya, Cairo, and Aden, and including information on his work with the Chinese Maritime Customs; also including two letters from well-wishers to his mother congratulating her on Blackburn's behaviour on HMS LADYBIRD in 1941.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

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English

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds papers of Edward Charles Mackintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: MS 201813), Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67, MS 211081 and MS 211351), and Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2) relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs.

The bombardment of Bardia by HMS LADYBIRD featured in the press, including The Times, 13 Jun 1941.

Database.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English