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Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2020-09-13 02:11

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

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1937

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Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-08-08 18:31

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

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Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-08-08 02:06

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

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View from Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane arrving in Hong Kong, May 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2020-06-21 18:25

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

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Passengers Java-China-Japan Line m.s. Tjisadane Jakarta-Shanghai via Hong Kong, Xiamen, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2020-06-21 18:23

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

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Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2020-05-24 21:57

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

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Jewish Cemetery Tour on 17 March 2019

Submitted by howzend on Fri, 2019-02-01 15:49

By popular demand, I (Howard Elias) am organising another tour of the Jewish Cemetery in Happy Valley.

You'll find full details and how to register below, but if you have any questions, please let me know in the comments.

When: Sunday afternoon, March 17th, starting at 2 pm. The tour should take about 90 minutes, and there will be time afterwards to walk around the grounds and take pictures. <Read more ...>