JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Below 6 photos were found in a box of 'bits' that I bid for at an auction room in Amersham, Bucks, about 30 years ago. Over the years I have been trying to find the surviving family of Capt. N Primrose, just in case they didn't have the photo of his funeral that took part on what must be the battle field at Ramleh. http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=653139 I'd be pleased to hand over these photos to his family. But for now, perhaps they are of interest to members here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 20 July , 2010 Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Jenny, Welcome to the Great War Forum and thank you for sharing your photograph. You will find some recent references to the burial of Neil Primrose in posts nos. 246-249 to be seen here regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Sorry my image quota for upload is 0 Please Administrator, maybe I can send the other 5 images to you for uploading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 20 July , 2010 Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Keep posting Jenny, I think that things get easier after the five posts mark is past; this is to stop spammers or something Looking forward to seeing your other photographs in due time regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Okay, three down, four to go.... To describe the other five photos: 1. Soldiers around a horse, presumably being shod 2. Six soldiers posing on and beside a tank, bits metal lying around, horses in the background with an officer mounted 3. Six on horsback, all in shorts only, horses with sunshades - nice to think that there were some free time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Message on the back says "this is our wrestling team at the sports I am second from the left" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Nothing on the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Nothing on the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 On the back it says "Boxing at Gaza" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 No writing on the back of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 By way of an experiment, I am going to try to upload enlarged and enhanced pics of the faces of the soldiers on horseback. Who knows, someone may recognise a relative. (From left to right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 same with the tank, left to right. Two more to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyM Posted 20 July , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Same with the horse shoeing, left to right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 20 July , 2010 Share Posted 20 July , 2010 Jenny, Thanks for sharing these photographs I cannot add much except that I suspect that the tank wreck was also photographed at Gaza; it was probably one of the casualties in the earlier battles of 1917. Hopefully others will have more ideas on your other pictures Thanks again Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 29 July , 2010 Share Posted 29 July , 2010 Thank you for posting the photos. My interest in chiefly in the tank one. I believe it to show the wreck of HMLS (His Majesty's Landship) Sir Archibald, as to my knowledge this was the only Mark I Male lost at Gaza. My notes tell me it was hit three times by artillery (though it looks to have either been hit more than that or to have been subsequently dismantled) and set on fire on 17 April 1917 on the Beersheba Road east of Gaza. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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