PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY SEVEN
Ronald Lydon
The photographs appearing in this gallery were taken by Chief Petty Officer Ronald Lydon who served on HMS Falcon from 1937 to 1939. Ronald Lydon served on the Yangtze during an interesting period as the Japanese were well into their attempted conquest of China and the Yangtze had been cut off due to hostilities between the opposing forces. HMS Falcon was at Chungking (which remained in Chinese hands) and, as his rotation had come to an end, Lydon was faced with the daunting prospect of leaving China. Chungking was some 1,300 miles up the Yangtze and the only way out was a southwest overland route via the Burma Road into French Indo-China (modern-day Vietnam) and out to the coast beyond Hanoi. Several pages of the following photographs document this journey and I cannot thank the Lydon family enough for permitting them to be shown on this site.

Requests to use these photographs are welcome, but publication (by any means) may only occur with prior approval of the Lydon family. Any inquires regarding these photographs should be made to Jon Lydon, care of the site webmaster.

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PHOTOGRAPHS
1. HMS Falcon ship photographs one Low Res High Res
2. HMS Falcon ship photographs two Low Res High Res
3. Miscellaneous ship photographs Low Res High Res
4. HMS Falcon crew photographs one Low Res High Res
5. HMS Falcon crew photographs two Low Res High Res
6. People and places on the Yangtze one Low Res High Res
7. People and places on the Yangtze two Low Res High Res
8. Withdrawal of ship crew one Low Res High Res
9. Withdrawal of ship crew two Low Res High Res
10. Letter of appreciation Low Res High Res


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