Alfred St Alban Smith: Donor of Animals and Zoological Society of London Silver Medallist in 1931. Part One: Matters Zoological

In a recent article I described how Reg Lanworn, a keeper at London Zoo, had been sent out to bring back a collection of animals from Singapore that had been assembled by Alfred St Alban Smith, a rubber planter. For his support between 1926 and 1930 St Alban Smith was awarded the rare honour of a Silver Medal by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in 1931. He continued to send shipments until 1936. His main interest was in the reptiles of the Malay Peninsula and there is no doubt that he...