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    Crete Photo Album from 1897 inc. Seaforth Highlanders


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    Alec - another series of exceptional old photographs. The European powers were there to try and save lives - but, what a savage and inhospitable place. Amazing the difference 114 years can make - package tourists wouldn't have wanted this old version ....

    I am sure all of the pictures are of great interest to an historian - clothes,weapons, foods etc.. However, there are four that I would like to make comment-on.

    No.19 Firing the salute. Surely they would have been safer firing directly ahead ?

    No.14 More seriously, this is interesting in that it shows senior naval officers still wearing frock coats. The caps would have been

    of the pattern with a narrower crown - pity the sun has caught the white cover. Also, see how high the medal ribbons bars

    are being worn.

    No.23 Regimental march past. Note the 4 Pioneers in front of the Colonel on horseback. Two are carrying axes and two - spades.

    No.25 The salute by naval ships - presumably from different Navies ? 1897 still had the old pre-Dreadnought battleships in

    action - most are two funnel ships, with early type destroyers in front. The bigger ships behind could be cruisers. This

    really is going back in time.

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    Alex

    Many thanks for posting these outstanding images.

    Two companies of the Border Regiment (which I was fortunate enough to serve in before it disappeared) were deployed on the international force in Crete in 1897, so I will pass the images on to the regimental museum in Carlisle.

    Harry

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