Photo album of Rear-Admiral Victor Gallafent Gurner | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Photo album of Rear-Admiral Victor Gallafent Gurner

Some great old photos of Hong Kong from early 1900s, including naval ships, Deep Water Bay, golfing and snipe shooting in Fanling. Album 1 and 3 have photos of Hong Kong. He was a first lieutenant on cruiser Cresser, which was torpedoed in 1914, and commanded HMS Monmouth and HMS Albion on the China station. Also has photos of Chemulpo Bay in Korea, where the Japanese fought the Russians, and other places.

http://www.kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/collection/travels-of-a-n...

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