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One bill note for 100 yen, issued in Japan in 1953. Included is a note written by Tom Carefoot with some background information. Mr. Carefoot found the bill mixed in with material that had been given to him by Victor.

Birthday card sent to Victor in 1934, for his 41st birthday, from Vinita(?) and Dicky.

Victor's British passport , issued in Shanghai in January 1941 when he was 47 years old. A photograph of him is attached.

Photocopy of the book jacket (front and inside flaps) for Captives of Empire: The Japanese Internment of Allied Civilians in China 1941-1945, by Greg Leek. The cover shows an armband similar to the one in this fonds. The book is about internment camps in Shanghai during WWII, with extensive information about camp Chapei, where Victor and his family were interned.

Identification card for Valentina, issued by the "Concession Française de Changhai, Service de Police" on September 9, 1942.

Victor's membership card for the Cercle Sportif de Shanghai, dated November 15, 1948.

Victor's lifetime membership card to the Cercle Sportif de Shanghai, dated March 20, 1950.

Victor's membership card for the International Sporting Club of Shanghai, dated 15/1/40. A photograph of Victor is attached.

Membership card to the International Sporting Club of Shanghai for Victor's daughter Elizabeth. There is no date on the card, but it appears to be from before the war. A photograph of Elizabeth is attached to the card.

Photo album containing postcards, photographs, and newspaper clippings from Shanghai. The postcards show Shanghai before WWII. The photographs, likely taken by Victor while he served in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, show the aftermath of Japanese bombings in Shanghai. The newspaper clippings relate to these bombings as well.

Photograph of Victor standing on a wooden footbridge in Shanghai, 1937. He appears to be in a garden or park.

Postcard depicting the sports club and racetrack in Shanghai, a popular spot for expatriates of many countries to attend and hold parties in.

Identification card for Victor, possibly a ration card that he would have had to carry with him when in internment camp. All text is in Japanese. A photograph of him is attached.

Medal given to Victor for his service in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. The medal is dated April 4th, 1954. The back of the medal is engraved with Victor's name and "Act. 1911-"

Photocopy of a page from the book Captives of Empire, featuring a photograph from camp Chapei in Shanghai, where Victor and his family were interned. The photo shows the scullery at the camp, and a group of people peeling potatoes. Valentina is one of women in the foreground.

Identification card for Victor's wife, Valentina, issued by the Swiss Consulate General in Shanghai, and dated July 1, 1942. This card would have been given to her just prior to being interned in a Japanese internment camp for the duration of WWII. A photograph of Valnetina is attached to the card.

Fonds consists of photographs that mainly document bombings in Shanghai by military forces from Japan in 1937. It is likely that the photographs of two bombing incidents were taken when Victor was a member of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. The images show the devastation caused by the bombings including streetscapes and details of blown out buildings and dismembered casualties. Other photographs at the beginning of the album are postcards of Shanghai in its heyday before the bombings. Textual documents are from the 1930s and 1940s and include registration cards, a birthday card, a passport as well as identification cards of Victor, Valentina and Elizabeth.

Victor's armband, required to be worn by all expatriates in Shanghai after the Japanese invasion in 1942. The band is made of red fabric, the letter B and a four digit number. The "B" signified that he was a British subject.

Victor's driver's license, issued in Shanghai when he was 38 years old, either in 1929 or 1930. A photograph of him is attached.

Photograph of Victor's houseboat anchored in a river in Shanghai, in which he lived for several years prior to marrying Valentina. In the photograph , a group is seated on top of the boat, and two men are standing on the boat holding a pole with game of some kind hanging from it.