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Description: | British officer served with 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers in China, 1914; present at capture of Tsingtau, 7/11/1914
REEL 1 Recollections of operations as officer with 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers during capture of Tsingtau, Kiao-chau, China, 9/1914-11/1914: situation; conversation on outbreak of war illustrating friendly relationship with German officer whilst based at Tientsin, 4/8/1914; sailing on Chinese transports with Japanese force and mixed Allied naval escort via Wei-hei-Wei to attack Tsingtau, 19/9/1914; landing and slow progress behind Japanese artillery during march to Tsingtau; aerial activity; reactions to German shell and pom-pom fire; advice from Japanese officer on digging trenches; role sapping trenches forward in No Man's Land; attitude of German POWs taken in trench raid; story of acting as messenger; attitude of German POWs on entry into Tsingtao, 7/11/1914, victory parade; occupying German barracks; German unexploded shells; visit by Japanese ambassador; march past of German POWs; send off in transport whilst passing through Japanese fleet; German shell fire and view of successful attack of Japanese troops, 7/11/1914; relationship with Japanese troops and their accidental shooting of British soldier; Japanese liaison officer; reserve role; wet weather; move to positions covering Japanese artillery; layout of German defence works. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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