No one Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Dear Gentlemen, A nice picture but who are they?: British Weihaiwei - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 British naval party of enlisted men armed as for shore duty. The wide brimmed hats were standard wear for enlisted men at this time. Regards, Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No one Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 Dear Gordon Craig, Thank you for the information, the wide brimmed hats puzzled me. Yours sincerely, No one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcon1 Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Note the hats !! Weihaiwei and the 1st Chinese Regiment - Raised in 1898 to protect the Royal Navy’s newly-acquired deep-water base at Weihaiwei (Weihai) against foreign incursion. 3. Soldiers of the 1st Chinese Regiment parade in field dress, NAM 1965-10-214-89, 1900, © National Army Museum. From an album of 203 photographs compiled by Colonel A. H. McCleverty, this one possibly taken by him. Many of the recruits were farmers who were trained from scratch. Marcon1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No one Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) Dear Marcon1, Thank you for contributing, nice photo. Very interesting place and history. The last commissioner of Wei-hai-wei was Sir Reginald Johnston (1927–1930), the tutor to Pu YI and author of " Twilight in the Forbidden City". British Weihaiwei - Wikipedia Reginald Johnston - Wikipedia Twilight in the Forbidden City - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one Edited February 21, 2023 by No one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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