Posts by Pad Kumlertsakul Records and researchThe experiences of those impacted by the 1941 invasion of Hong KongTuesday 9 July 2024These recently catalogued records are a testimony to the courage of those impacted by...Records and researchLife and death in Hong Kong during the Second World WarThursday 8 February 2024Now catalogued and searchable by name, this series of nominal cards highlight the experiences...Records and research‘Curating crises’: Exploring histories of knowledge about volcanoes in the CaribbeanMonday 13 November 2023This summer saw the close of a two-year research project exploring the history of...Records and researchThe First Sino-Japanese War and the ‘Kowshing’ IncidentTuesday 25 July 2023Explore the beginnings of this 1894–95 East Asian war through the lens of records...Records and researchThe Free Thai Movement and the SOEMonday 16 August 2021Siam (present day Thailand) was one of the first countries in South East Asia...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 2)Friday 14 May 2021So far (in my previous post), we have seen the influence of scientific reforms...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 1)Thursday 13 May 2021In the first half of 19th century, science was mostly about observing and collecting....Records and researchSoviet-Japan and the termination of the Second World WarWednesday 2 September 202075 years ago today, in the morning of Sunday 2 September 1945, the Japanese...Records and researchPost-war Thailand and the onset of the Cold War in Southeast AsiaWednesday 13 December 2017This year marks the 70th anniversary of a military coup that occurred during the...Records and researchWhy did Siam join the First World War?Wednesday 2 August 2017There is a little-known history regarding Siam’s decision to participate in the First World...Records and researchMerchant Navy ships’ official logs projectTuesday 13 June 2017Starting in 2014, The National Archives recruited volunteers to transcribe the information contained in...Records and researchThe loss of HMS GhurkaTuesday 28 February 2017This month marks the centenary of the sinking of the Ghurka, a Tribal-class destroyer... 1 2 »