The age thing certainly is an issue if this Clarence Zalewski  is our Slim.   I have always thought he was a young man whilst in China. Hence his bond with Kirby Boyd. Yet,  14 or 15 seems a bit too young to be traveling alone. It is interesting to note that Clarence J. Zalewski became a POW at the tender age of 22.  And we know this album somehow came into...

Holy Cockells Batman! I think you may be onto something.  Of course, you know what this means. Now I’m going to have to spend some time today online to see if I can find out more about either of these men! I had looked into Louis Cockell’s family tree before and found no obvious link, so I dismissed the idea.   Imagine finding an E. L. Cockell in China during...