Biography: Bertram, James Munro

James Bertram (right) and Hsiao, North Shanxi, China, 1938

James Bertram travelled with the Chinese Eighth Route Army in northern China in 1937, a journey that provided material for two later books. He is seen here with Hsiao, second in command of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, James Bertram Collection

Reference: PAColl-6000-4-10

How to cite this page

John Thomson. 'Bertram, James Munro', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3240/james-bertram-right-and-hsiao-north-shanxi-china-1938 (accessed 4 June 2026).