Bill Batchelor served on the Yantzee River Patrol in China 1930-1932. His wife, who made many of the photographs in the album, was Anne Batchelor (1900-1982) . They were married in 1920.
Album of photographs from a trip by Anne and Bill Batchelor to Asia starting in Honolulu in 1930. They traveled to Manila, Singapore, Bali, China and Guam. Anne Batchelor, who created the album, accompanied her husband who was serving on the Yantzee River Patrol in China. There are also photos of Bill Batchelor on the U.S.S. Blackhawk. Included in this collection is a handwritten account by Anne Batchelor of a trip from Manila to Peking (Bejing) in 1931. She describes being in Shanghai during the Japanese attack on the Chapai district in 1931 and includes some photographs of the destruction. Other family photographs include a young Anne and other members of the Batchelor family.
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Betty Miles, November 30, 2015 and February 8, 2016
Anne Batchelor's written account on her trip from Manila to Peking in 1931, an article on the Yangtze River Patrol Memorial Foundation in 1999, and photo album pages and photographs of family members and their trip to Asia.
Photo of Anne Batchelor in 1918, and photocopied photos of Eward Batchelor, 1898