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Photograph album documenting the disembarkment of the horses and dromedaries of the Berkshire Royal Horse Artillery in Aden in July 1915. The Berkshire RHA was a Territorial Force Royal Horse Artillery battery that was formed in Berkshire in 1908. It saw active service during the World War I in the Middle East, notably at Aden and in particular in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, from 1915 to 1918. The ammunition column was in fact on his way to the Sinai. The album was probably composed and assembled by a British officer serving in the Berkshire RHA., Nr. 1.$tBerks Sub. Sect. Ammunition Column -- Nr. 2. Lieut. E. J. Wheen -- Nr. 3. Sergt. Braine-- Nr. 4. Ammunition Column Horses on board S.S. Mashobra -- Nr. 5. Disembarking the Horses at Aden-- Nr. 6. Landing Camels at Maala, Aden-- Nr. 7. Maala Wharf. Aden-- Nr. 8. Ammunition Column Horses at Aden.-- Nr. 9. Gun Park. Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 10. Watering the Horses, Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 11. Berks Sub. Sect. and H.A.C. Sub. Sect. Ammunition Column Horse Lines, Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 12. Ditto, with B Sergt. Major Draycott -- Nr. 13. Leaving the Compound, Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 14. The Canteen, Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 15. Dhobi Well, Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 16. Ditto -- Nr. 17. Brackish Well, Sheikh Othman -- Nr. 18. As Sela Teams waiting behind hill whilst Guns were in action -- Nr. 19. Exercising Horses in the Sea, Aden -- Nr. 20. Dug-out Canoes, Aden -- Nr. 21. The Central Tank, Aden., Title and date from item. Photographs are captioned on a sheet at the beginning of the album, which is titled in gold letters on the cover. Prints in the album do not follow the order of the title page., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2014.0027, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i22077418, BIB-ID: 2362674 |
