Chai Aghazi ?

[pete-c]

HMS Ark Royal's log for September 6th 1916: 'Seaplane 9754 (Short type166) Pilot Lt Gamwell, Observer Lt Brown, flight to Chai Aghazi. Both these men returned to Ark Royal on the 16th, the aircraft being returned later the same day via the 'Princess Ena', the Salonika - Mudros ferry ship. Presumably this was a failed reconnaissance flight, but where is Chai Aghazi ? I've tried various alternative spellings with no success. Any ideas anyone?

[centurion]

Ghazis come from around Smyrna (Izmir) so possibly somewhere in that direction?

[pete-c]

Ghazis come from around Smyrna (Izmir) so possibly somewhere in that direction?

Thanks Centurion, i'll keep studying the atlas for any clues. Pete.

[apwright]

The nearest place now is the village called Limani on the coast of the Greek mainland near the mouth of the Strymonas/Struma.

On the Austrian maps at http://lazarus.elte....o/3felmeres.htm you'll find it as "Cajagzi (Cajesi)" at the western edge of the Kavala section.

Other recorded variants from the Ottoman period are Cagezi, Caj Ageze, Cajazi, Cajizi, Çayagzi, Çayezi, Eregli and Erekli (the last two the Turkish and Bulgarian spellings of the Greek name Irakleitsa), plus about half a dozen different Greek spellings of the Turkish & Bulgarian forms!

It was officially renamed Irakleitsa in 1927, but was abandoned around 1951. The village of Limani was built later beside it. "Limani" means harbour - it's near the site of the harbour of the ancient city of Amphipolis a few miles inland.

Adrian

[pete-c]

The nearest place now is the village called Limani on the coast of the Greek mainland near the mouth of the Strymonas/Struma.

On the Austrian maps at http://lazarus.elte....o/3felmeres.htm you'll find it as "Cajagzi (Cajesi)" at the western edge of the Kavala section.

Other recorded variants from the Ottoman period are Cagezi, Caj Ageze, Cajazi, Cajizi, Çayagzi, Çayezi, Eregli and Erekli (the last two the Turkish and Bulgarian spellings of the Greek name Irakleitsa), plus about half a dozen different Greek spellings of the Turkish & Bulgarian forms!

It was officially renamed Irakleitsa in 1927, but was abandoned around 1951. The village of Limani was built later beside it. "Limani" means harbour - it's near the site of the harbour of the ancient city of Amphipolis a few miles inland.

Adrian

Now that makes more sense. This now looks likely to have been a failed reconnaissance mission over the Bulgarian front. I should still like to know the exact circumstances of their predicament. Thanks Adrian.

[Arkula]

Cay agzi, the place where HMS Clacton was torpedod at 1916.

[theoharidis]

information for chagezi and Mouth Struma - Kerdillia Serres

 

istoriakerdilliaserres.blogspot.com

 

holocaustkerdilliaserresgreeceserres.blogspot.com/

On 31/7/2013 at 15:39, apwright said:

The nearest place now is the village called Limani on the coast of the Greek mainland near the mouth of the Strymonas/Struma.

On the Austrian maps at http://lazarus.elte....o/3felmeres.htm you'll find it as "Cajagzi (Cajesi)" at the western edge of the Kavala section.

Other recorded variants from the Ottoman period are Cagezi, Caj Ageze, Cajazi, Cajizi, Çayagzi, Çayezi, Eregli and Erekli (the last two the Turkish and Bulgarian spellings of the Greek name Irakleitsa), plus about half a dozen different Greek spellings of the Turkish & Bulgarian forms!

It was officially renamed Irakleitsa in 1927, but was abandoned around 1951. The village of Limani was built later beside it. "Limani" means harbour - it's near the site of the harbour of the ancient city of Amphipolis a few miles inland.

Adrian

information for chagezi and Mouth Struma - Kerdillia Serres

 

istoriakerdilliaserres.blogspot.com

 

holocaustkerdilliaserresgreeceserres.blogspot.com/