Lot de 7 photos (British Official Photograph)-[Mission 101].

Édition

Éditeur : WAR OFFICE PHOTO-CROWN

Lieu : s.l.

Année : 1941

Références

Réf. Biblethiophile : 004666

Réf. UGS : 4100000

COLLATION :

7 photos à deux formats.

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Lot de 7 photos, British Official Photograph (War Office Photograph, Crown Copyright reserved). Au verso, chaque photo est numérotée avec le préfixe « BM », porte une date de publication (release date).

N°	Date de publication	Légende au verso	Commentaire
BM 1492	1941-01-11	Pictures from Abyssinia. The 1^st Battalion of Ethiopian troops led by an Australian Officer and four Australian N.C.O.s., entered Abyssinia fully armed and trained to fight for their country against the Italians. Thousands of camels loaded with ammunition and stores are pouring into the country. These troops are to harass and attack enemy positions. The lorries which blazed the trail into Abyssinia for the conveys of troops and camels to follow.
BM 2251	1941-05-16	British troops in Addis Ababa. British forces entered Addis Ababa on April 5^th. Having advanced 1,800 miles in less than 60 days. O.P.S. The march through Addis Ababa of well-known Transvaal Regiment headed by Pipers. May 5^th. 41.
BM 1477	1941-02-13	Pictures from Abyssinia. The 1^st Battalion of Ethiopian troops led by an Australian Officer and four Australian N.C.O.s., entered Abyssinia fully armed and trained to fight for their country against the Italians. Thousands of camels loaded with ammunition and stores are pouring into the country. These troops are to harass and attack enemy positions. Native bearers and soldiers resting in the bed of the river.
BM 1476	1941-02-13	Pictures from Abyssinia. The 1^st Battalion of Ethiopian troops led by an Australian Officer and four Australian N.C.O.s., entered Abyssinia fully armed and trained to fight for their country against the Italians. Thousands of camels loaded with ammunition and stores are pouring into the country. These troops are to harass and attack enemy positions. Photo shows: Native bearers and soldiers, and the British leaders of the column, resting in the bed of the river.	Photo utilisée en couverture de Mission 101. The Untold Story of the SOE and the Second World War in Ethiopia. L’auteur précise: “Ken Burke (reclining) with old friends, Ted Body (behind) and Bill Howell (right), and patriot troops resting on a riverbank in Ethiopia. (Australian War Memorial).”
BM 1675	1941-03-17	Three British columns close on Addis Ababa. The British all-Africa Column advancing from south east at 40 miles a day is favourite in the race to Addis Abab. From Lake Tana the British and Patriot Column is closing in upon the capital, and the Imperial Army from Eritrea is swiftly drawing nearer. The Italian Forces are disorganized and the fall of the Abyssinian capital cannot be far distant. Photo shows : The Emperor with soldiers of the Patriot Column in Abyssinia.
BM 1739	1941-03-17	Revolt Leaders in Abyssinia. A small party of British officers went into the heart of Abyssinia six months ago, and started a revolt and were responsible for the training of Patriot troops of the Emperor of Ethiopia. Photo shows: An Officer of the Expedition.	L’officier est le brigadier britannique Dan (Daniel Arthur) Sandford, membre de la mission 101. La photo est parue dans The Incurable Optimists: Chris and Dan Sandford of Ethiopia, dans le cahier de photographies inséré entre les pages 120 et 121. Une photo de la même scène figure dans Bare Feet and Bandoliers: Wingate, Sandford, the Patriots and the Liberation of Ethiopia, dans le cahier de photographies inséré entre les pages 130 et 131.
BM 1740	1941-03-17	Revolt Leaders in Abyssinia. A small party of British officers went into the heart of Abyssinia six months ago, and started a revolt and were responsible for the training of Patriot troops of the Emperor of Ethiopia. Photo shows: An Officer of the expedition with some of the Patriots they have trained.	Probablement la même scène que BM 1739.

Biblethiophile, 01.07.2025