This gallery has entries from two journals kept by Midshipman Charles Sheppard during the 1920s. Sheppard was a midshipman on various ships, including HMS Valiant, HMS Eagle, HMS Wren, HMS Dartmouth, HMS Despatch and HMS Resolution. This period of service enabled Sheppard to sail to various foreign ports, including Malta, Algiers and Beijing, and the journals cover the time he spent there.