Holger Kotthaus Posted 10 August , 2020 Share Posted 10 August , 2020 Images form Aden / Yemen 1915 - 1917 Below are some unique private photos from an album which I bought 12 years ago. The original owner was an unknown British soldier who was stationed in Aden 1915 - 1917. The quality was very different. Attached are only the better images without private photos. For a better orientation, at first attached an Aden map with Lahej from that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 10 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2020 These pictures show the outpost Dar-El-Amir (B. ´Amr), northern from Aden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 10 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2020 “ 5“ Gun comin out of action in Aden hinterland 1917 “ A 5 inch (12,7-cm) BL Navy Gun, Armstrong M.1883 on Field mount. As far as I know, only two guns, coming from India, under Lieutenant Sterns `5 inch Battery Section´ were at Aden in action. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=4039824&I=1&SE=1 (on page 28 are details) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 10 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2020 “ 15 pdr in action “ The batteries of the der `Royal Field Artillery´ and `Royal Garrison Artillery´ were equipped with eight pieces of the Ordnance BLC 15 pdr / 3-inch 7,62-cm Field-Gun M 1907 “Captured Turkish gun bedded in sand” Maybe a recaptured British 10 pdr (6,99-cm) mountain gun M1901, from the Riffled Camel Battery / AMC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 10 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 August , 2020 Images from Aden `Clock Tower´, `Morbut Signal Tower´ and the `Steamer point´ Same objects like above, this time from the landside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 11 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 11 August , 2020 In most cases, the very cryptic image descriptions are difficult or impossible to read and identify and otherwise unfortunately not very meaningful. “A captured Turkish outpost” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 11 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 11 August , 2020 “C. Coy, Coming Out of Action” “Bde. H9 (?) Sandy Ridge” “Mule Transport Lines” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 11 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 11 August , 2020 “HALVVAN (?) Lock Out Tower” “Ammunition Train” “Members of The Aden Troop” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Div Mule Posted 11 August , 2020 Share Posted 11 August , 2020 Fantastic photos. Thanks for posting. 58 DM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 11 August , 2020 Share Posted 11 August , 2020 Outstanding. May I suggest "look out tower" rather than "lock out"? And perhaps "Brigade HQ"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushfighter Posted 11 August , 2020 Share Posted 11 August , 2020 Well Done Holger - and Many Thanks. Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 13 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 13 August , 2020 @58 DM & Harry, I like the position: “Information, which were not shared are lost.” @Heid the Ba, the photos were really labelled that way: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 13 August , 2020 Share Posted 13 August , 2020 Thanks Holger. No idea on H9 but it looks like "Look out" to me though it is probably clearer on the photo than in the image. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 13 August , 2020 Share Posted 13 August , 2020 (edited) It looks as though the Q in 'HQ' has been overwritten at some time so that it does now look like'H9' . But after it is the superscript 'RS'. There is no doubt it was written as 'HQRS ' Likewise, it's definitely 'LOOKOUT' Edited 13 August , 2020 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 13 August , 2020 Share Posted 13 August , 2020 1 hour ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: It looks as though the Q in 'HQ' has been overwritten at some time so that it does now look like'H9' . But after it is the superscript 'RS'. There is no doubt it was written as 'HQRS ' Likewise, it's definitely 'LOOKOUT' Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 13 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 13 August , 2020 Oh yes; - damned; - The small `o´ on my keyboard was stuck. ( - - ) Cheers Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 13 August , 2020 Share Posted 13 August , 2020 Happens to me all the time . . . Quick question: in the Brigade HQ photo there is a chap standing behind and between the central horseman and the horseman on the right. Is he wearing a turban? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 13 August , 2020 Share Posted 13 August , 2020 5 minutes ago, Heid the Ba said: in the Brigade HQ photo there is a chap standing behind and between the central horseman and the horseman on the right. Is he wearing a turban? Could be - The headgear is certainly brimless and it may well be a turban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 14 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 14 August , 2020 Let us continue with Images from Aden / Yemen; - in this case with an own postcard. The short description “Turks passing through Sheikh Othman” on the back of this postcard and the image with the peaceful coexistence of Indians (guards?) and Turks / Ottomans (prisoners?) on railway wagons in the suburb of Aden, Sheikh Othman, raises some interesting questions. In my opinion, this picture could only have been taken after the armistice. If only because the Indian soldier on the left in the picture has probably forgotten his rifle. The backgrounds also listed below indicate that the photo was only taken in early 1919. The picture also shows the interesting fact of a railway connection in Yemen. The entry from 10. January 1919 in the War Diary of the Aden Brigade mentioned that the top of the track has reached Subar. (10 km south of Lahej) http://www.bpadenkids.com/AdenTrains/AdenTrains.pdf Cheers Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 14 August , 2020 Share Posted 14 August , 2020 Great stuff Holger, thanks. I think the photo is definitely peacetime given the mingling of civilians and Turks in the background. The sepoy is far too relaxed to be on guard duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 16 March Author Share Posted 16 March Many further Photos and Maps of the Yemen 1914-1918 can be seen here: Maps of South Arabia during World War I https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_South_Arabia_during_World_War_I Album No. 154 Documentary and rare photos from the Ottoman campaign on Lahej and Aden during the First World War in 1914-1918 الألبوم رقم 154 صور وثائقيه ونادره من الحمله العثمانيه على لحج وعدن ابان الحرب العالميه الاولى في 1914-1918 https://www.alamree.net/alboum-aden_154.htm (I posted 100% of the maps and 50% of the photos in the German forum http://www.panzer-archiv.de/ between 2009 and 2012, which unfortunately no longer exists. I am therefore pleased that the Yemeni-Arab community continues to make it accessible online.) Regards Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 17 March Author Share Posted 17 March Belongs also to this Topic; - no photos, but maps and details. For someone who is interested of the Great War in Yemen, the Qatar Digital Libary offer a free online version of the (British Military) “Handbook of Yemen“ 15. January 1917 https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001df The above mentioned Version is an Update and more specified of the generally “Handbook of the Turkish Army“ from 15. April 1915: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/handbook-of-the-turkish-army Regards Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domsim Posted 20 March Share Posted 20 March Fantastic photos Holger thanks posting them Dom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Kotthaus Posted 20 March Author Share Posted 20 March (edited) 1 hour ago, domsim said: Fantastic photos Holger thanks posting them Dom. Hello Dom. I'm not sure if this has become clear. If you scroll all the way down you will find more photos. The 263 black / turquoise boxes contain over 10,000 (!) other very rare photos from Aden & around. https://www.alamree.net/alboum-aden_154.htm Information not shared is lost. Regards Holger Edited 20 March by Holger Kotthaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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