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Description: | Detailed ms memoir (117pp), written in 1918, describing his service with the 1/6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment in Aden (February - May 1917), describing his embarkation from Karachi, India to Aden on the SS EGRA (February 1917), the geography, climate, fortifications and places of interest in Aden and the surrounding villages, accommodation at Steamer Point including extensive details of sporting activities, a brief history of conflict in Aden, his opinion on the strength of enemy Turkish forces, his duties in gathering information behind Turkish lines and acting as a covering force for the artillery while based in Halwan (February-March 1917) and in Sheikh Othman (March - April 1917), including an encounter with the Turks which affected morale in his unit. This collection also comprises an ms sketchbook (24pp) kept during 1916 - 1917 containing scenes of Rawal Pindi, Aden, Sheikh Othman and Robat along with copies of 6 photographs showing him and fellow soldiers in uniform.
Cataloguer APR
Catalogue date 2005-03-07 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Head, E G | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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