Asiatic Petroleum Company ( Shell ) British employee houses

Title : Asiatic Petroleum Company ( Shell ) British employee houses

Topic : Virtual Shanghai

Year : 1937

Location : Shanghai: International Settlement

Date (start) : 1937

Nature : B&W Photo

Support image : Paper

Information data : Home of Walter Attwell Lynch Palmer ( 1892-1975), Local Sales Dept. A.P.C. During the Sino-Japanese Hostilities in August 1937, the houses were comandeered by the Japanese Military, and occupied, forcing the occupants to leave. The Chinese Armed Forces shelled the houses, causing shell-fire damage as can be seen on the photograph. The house was looted and its occupants eventually moved to the French Concession.

Private Repository : Colin A.L.Palmer (calp@tesco.net)

Keywords : building;house;foreigner;

Street name : Kirin