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==Military==

*For a British Army overview, see [[China]].

===Shanghai Volunteer Corps ===

A reserve force in time of emergency in the International Settlement. By the 1930s, the Volunteers were a truly international force, with American, English, Scottish, Chinese, Italian, Jewish, Portuguese, Filipino and White Russian units. C 1937 it consisted of one professional battalion of young White Russians, superbly disciplined and impeccably turned out in British Army uniforms. The other companies were manned by volunteers from the civilian population. There was 'A' Company formed by Britons of pure-white descent. 'B' Company contained Eurasians. 'C' Company was the Chinese unit.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183953/www.talesofoldchina.com/shanghai/law/t-volu.htm "Shanghai Volunteer Corps"] talesofoldchina.com, now archived, quoting an excerpt from ''Sin City'', by Ralph Shaw, 1976, originally published in the UK as ''Sweet and Sour'' 1973, published in USA as ''China Nights'' 1974. 1976 edition is available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01012684846 . Ralph Shaw was sent to Shanghai as part of the UK military force, then became journalist then night editor, of the ''North China Daily News'', see [http://shanghailander.net/2008/03/sin-city/ ''Sin City''] shanghailander.net. </ref>